But what happens if, in prosecuting a just and limited operation to destroy al-Quaeda and her sister organizations, we still incite the Islamic masses? Already, many of them are purchasing t-shirts with bin Ladin's face and praising him as a "hero."
If that happens, we will then deal with what we surely would get with indiscriminate killing of civilians. Vengeance is a dish best eaten cold. We don't want to ignite a global war by acting rashly if we can avoid one. I tend to wonder if some neocons share that view.