RWE, it seems we share similar backgrounds except I liked a lot of it but I think I know where you are coming from.
Basic rules of war. and life: if someone trys to kill you, kill them back. If someone wants to kill you, kill them first.
After 9/11 we declared "a global war on terror" Our military went to war and killed people and broke things, America went shopping.
Total war means conditioning hostile populations and any that support them to fear you above all things. There is no other historical precedent that offers a solution to these savages and their sick beliefs. I have no problem w/ eradicating them if it protects my family. Your belief system may differ.
mike r
