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Also, though today we are not fighting state vs. state as in World Wars I and II

I disagree.

Al-Qaeda is the Sunni/Wahbbist Muslim community. Those countries that are responsible either directly or indirectly: Saudi Arabia, Syria, The Former Iraq government, Afghanistan, The Sudan and others. These countries merely use their proxies to conduct their wars for them. All of these countries are responsible for 9-11 in my book.

Hamas is a proxy for the entire Arab world against Israel.

Hezbollah is just a Shiite proxy for Iran and to a lesser extent Syria. Iran is, through Hezbollah, instigating the current trouble with Israel.

Terrorists need state Sponsorship for training, weapons, intelligence, etc. Without it, they would merely be Religious cults on par with Branch Davidians.

Back in the days of Reagan it was accepted fact that all terrorism had state sponsorship to one degree or another.

Why did this change?

It is my belief that the Mainstream media made the distinction between Terrorist groups and their state sponsors and that the Clinton/Gore administration upheld this notion by treating each Terrorist act like it was a Criminal act by individuals rather that an act of war by a state which sponsored these acts.