"it is unreasonable to think that to take the life of a man who has taken that of antoher is to show disregard"

Is that to the relatives of the people who were killed during the attack on the twin towers, that the Afgans and Iraqis have forfeit their right to life? So why shouldn't America go in for justice and make the world a safer place?

Or is that to the relatives of innocent Iraqis and Afgans who have been killed by American bombing, telling them that is it now ok to kill the Americans soldiers there, becuase they have just killed their husband, wife, son, daughter or entire family? Ever wonder where (some) terrorism comes from?

Now, if America had managed to catch the actual terrorists without bombing those innocents(maybe that's not feasible - but is worth the effort), and then proved that they were the one's behind the attack on the twin towers (and pentagon), would there be such an outcry?

And the reasons given for attacking Iraq were because of 'supposed' links with Al Queda, so when then American government comes out and says that there are no links between Iraq and Al Queda, don't bother talking about Iraq testing chemicals on their own people and killing them using many other means too. That had been going on well before the Gulf War, when America had the oppertunity but didn't take out Saddam.

And yes, it maybe a case of damned if you do and damned if you don't, but there was a valid reason for going in during the Gulf War. While no-one can know what will happen in the future, Sadam was not the one behind the attacks on the twin towers.

Anyway, America funded both Sadam and Al Queda, stop complaining when those America set up come back to bite them in the ass. Maybe not a fair comment, but it's time people looked on towards their own actions, as opposed to the actions of others.

There is no justification for terrorists to take any life, and there is no justification in America taking Afgan or Iraqi innocent lives.
Unless they show that each person they have killed was someone who has taken another's life, or is in the process of trying to do so, America becomes no better then the terrorists they are trying to stop.

'Eternal vigilance', as they say.