[af_vet_rr]

You avoid war by being strong enough and resolute enough to convince your enemy that it would foolish and futile to attack you, or to provoke an attack from you.

That sounds great as a tagline or bumper sticker, but it's not reality. The radicals over in the Middle East don't care how many troops we have or how many nukes or aircraft or ships we have. These fools think they have God on their side, and misguided fools who think they have God on their side don't care about how strong or resolute you are. They think they will be rewarded with all kinds of virgins when they die.

And let's not pussyfoot around, they haven't so much declared war against us as a country, but against us as a part of western civilization and Christianity.

[luvbach1]

These fools think they have God on their side, and misguided fools who think they have God on their side don't care about how strong or resolute you are.

You make a good point but, whether they care or not, it's better to be strong and resolute than weak and indecisive.

[piasa]

According to al Qaeda’s head honcho Zawahiri, what they have to win is not a physical fight which they would lose but a media battle which they believe they will win.