Two planes flew into our buildings. Now if we did what you wanted and chickened out, it shows that jerks can get their way by doing that. That's called APPEASEMENT.
And I could give a rat's ass what the rest of the world thinks. F'em. I don't live there.
It was three planes Dan. I didn't say we shouldn't retaliate, I said that a policy of pre-emptive strikes is wrong in my opinion and could lead to similar policies by other nations.