Fantasy of peace, fantasy of spin
Get off yer soapbox Tom.
>" But it's like trying to shoot a ping-pong ball through El Capitan".
We don't see eye to eye on this (or anything else right now).
This escalating Holy War seems justified in your mind.
You may find yourself short on food and supplies and your dear Katie conscripted in to the US Army in another couple of years, if this escalates. And seeing as how both leaders (Bush and bin Laden) are fighting nobley for their country and their God, I guess history will decide which side wins.