I guess my point was that humanity in many ways operates the way it did when the "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" concept was first formulated.

Only now because of technology, the stakes are raised. Many more eyes and teeth are lost, because the leaders can cause many more innocent people to be killed.

And the leaders can avoid paying a price. Saw a program last night which mentioned that virtually EVERY al Qaeda leader is still free. And thousands of innocent people have died.

Until technology can lead people to a place where they can understand the other guy, it will be destructive. And that means the other guy understanding us, too. That starts, though, with us understanding them.

If they are commie bastards, why are they commie bastards, sort of thing. Doesn't mean we have to like commies, or bastards, but understand why they are there.

Arf