sara, young lady
do you realize your posts have a condenscending and sexist tone?
If we took the time to add up all the people who have died at the hand of the Islamic Terrorists, since 1979, there is no way that you can say we are the aggressor.
so when Islamic Terrorists kill people we are justified in going anywhere in the world and killing other innocent people? That's what happen when we invaded Iraq.
IMHO, the reason we are in this mess now is because so many people in government were pussy's when we were attacked in the past. Didn't you ever consider the wisdom in winning by a show of force?
are you familiar with Teddy Rosevelts big stick quote? Have you read his biography and how he handled the Venezula crisis? I'll try to find my post on it and post it subsequent to this so you can see... that demonstrates well how I think using your brains together with a show of brawn works much better than just being a brainless bully.
Did you forget, or never take the time to look into the fact that when Khomeini finally let the hostages go free when Reagan was inaugurated, that the Islamic terrorists made those hostages run the gauntlet as they went to the plane.
Did you forget the Bush Sr. arrange for Iran to hold the hostages until after the election so Reagan could win? Are you familiar with Iran Contra?
And as for the rest of your post about mushroom clouds and crazy gays in SF... we can live our lives based on fear born out of lack of understanding.
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them. -Thomas Merton
I LOVE THAT QUOTE!!! So much could be gain by all of us accepting our differences and trying to better understand others. So many things we perceive as a threat aren't really threatening when we understand them better.
Sara 
"I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it's hell." - Harry Truman
