. . . but it's worth it.

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.

That's human nature, and we fight it daily -- at least in the civilized world.

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.

Your program needs to be updated. According to recent reports, virtually 45% of the known al-Quai'da leaders have been either killed, or captured, with the remainder currently in hiding.

...Or did that progran assume there were only 2 or 3 leaders involved with the al-Quai'da...?

"I will remind them that history has called us into action, that we love freedom, that we'll be deliberate, patient and strong in the values that we adhere to, but we can't let the world's worst leaders blackmail, threaten -- hold freedom-loving nations hostage -- with the world's worst weapons."
-- President Bush (Sept 6, 2002)

Dan