A few points of order: I did come out swinging about a generalized comment. Fact is, a good deal of college students have a lot of knowledge about the outside world, contrary to various forms of propaganda you hear. And the other thing is, a lot of the peace types are looking at valid concerns rather then moral issues. We’re dealing with a religious war here, and worst of all, we’re going after someone who’s viewed as a saint. We’re also attacking them in the least advantageous terrain in one of the most mined places on Earth, in a country where Joe Average Citizen would love to grab his Ak-47 or muzzle loader and take a pot shot at you-----OR he might just strap a hand grenade to himself and run towards you. Also you’re dealing, in a country with about 80 million hiding spots. Also, we’re screwing around 2 very unstable nuclear powers who have an interest in the conflict that stems from their own religious attitudes. There’s a lot of fear here, and quite frankly, it’s warranted. To give you an idea as to how ugly this might get, the White House is yet to rule out a possible nuclear strike. Likely it would be tactical and used to clear out the mountains if we find out where Bin Laden is hanging, but still---a nuclear strike---for the first time since 45. Now, while there are some idiotic college types who are babbling about ‘turn the other cheek’ and such madness, there are also full grown adults, and dare I say it, members of your age/ethnic/economic class who ALSO believe in the ‘communicate not retaliate’ attitude. And while he is right, that CNN isn’t covering the kids at Berkley----wait 6 months when bodies start coming home. It is a very young war….And by the way, there's really nothing wrong with a few liberal tendancies----as I'm more of a common sense conservative myself. But alas---my conservative nature comes out as I'm in the process of ordering my first firearm for my 21st birthday in a few months. YAY.
-d