[mass55th]

What I'm afraid of is the deluded Muslim who might jump on a subway car with a gallon of gas and light it on fire.

What makes your son in law think that this wouldn't happen even if we didn't go to war? Ask him: Were we at war with anyone on February 26, 1993 (bombing of WTC)? Were we at war with anyone on June 25, 1996 (Khobar Towers bombing)? Were we at war with anyone on August 7, 1998 (Kenya &Tanzania Embassy bombings)? Were we at war with anyone on October 12, 2000 (U.S.S. Cole bombing)? Were we at war with anyone on 9/11?

[WVNan]

Yeah, I forgot that one. Thanks.

[Galway_Bay]

Ironically, the answer to your line of questions is yes, we were at war. We just hadn't engaged the enemy yet, he was engaging us.