<The interesting thing about terrorist acts is they seem to provoke a response similar to Pearl Harbor. Ever as devastating as WTC was, and it was very bad, it didn't "hurt" the US. Cost us a lot of money and time, and the lives of innocent people, which is the worse part. And, as far as the security of the country is concerned, it wasn't like taking out a carrier task force. Not a significant military action.

Objectively, you are quite correct. Emotionally is a different story, but that's neither here nor there.

The point is that the terrorists inflicted the worst damage they were capable of. Not a single reasonable person doubts that if Al Quaeda had gotten their hands on a working hydrogen bomb, that we would now be short an entire city. I don't propose waiting around on our hands until they get one. I think we are doing the right thing militarily.

As far as the prisoners go, they are being treated far better than anyone else would treat them. They are being moved into new facilities, and I dare say most of them never had it so good.