But you can't take away their means, that's the problem... There are just too many way they can be carried.

So what's your suggestion, paxx? Just throw our hands in the air and not do anything at all?

No, I didn't say that.
I think there two issues here and they they get thrown into the same basket.
First, the Ben Ladden case and his accomplisses. I think that they should be arrested and trialed as criminals. I explained that issue in my above posts.
Second, the Taliban case. They quite obviously are an ennemy to their own people and deserve to be taken down. But that is such a delicate matter that I don't know what the solution is, really. There are a lot of other countries with leaders who deserve just as much to be overthrown.

As far as terrorism in general is concerned, it will unfortunately always be a threat. The only defense against it is strong intelligence services. And to try not to get too many people to hate you and choose you as a target. Tat's why I said the second issue above was a delicate one, and that is alos why I think Ben Ladden should be shown as the criminal that he is, not as a war hero and martyr. Oh, and if he is tried, it is imperative that the trial be held in another country hat the US, perhaps in Afganistan once the Taliban have been dealt with...

Personally, the whole world was just waiting for the French to be outraged (we all knew they would be eventually). There's a lot of symbolic posturing in France--it's too bad it's not backed up with rockets. The only reason France and its citizens maintain their typical air of outrage about American retaliation is that they are not picking their cheese-eating-surrender-monkey asses out of the rubble of the Eiffel Tower. If that had been hit, they would be dropping their wine and cheese quickly enough and asking for help (which they usually get from other countries, like the US, but don't deserve). France should just shut the f*ck up, sit back, and leave the fighting to the people who know how to kick ass.

Wow, that was a sensible post. I'm impressed.

So am I. What a great sens of realities !

Thanks, paxx and Fix. Although, judging by your previous posts loaded with useless rhetoric and simplistic plans that would only work in a fairy tale, impressing the two of you doesn't take much. But still, I'm grateful that you were impressed by my grasp of reality.

Oh, but reverting to stereotypes about the French people isn't simplistic? Your obvious racism towards French people is appalling. Unfortunately, it's comments like yours who give the Americans a bad name. I am glad I know that your kind represent only a small minority and that the Americans are actually a very good people.

Interesting comments may I say.All you dear people,with your contradicting points of view are a true example of the glory of Democracy.But some people on this planet can't afford this luxury.They can't express what they believe.They cant afford health care,education or even a slice of bread.We talk about evil and good,black and white,justice and punishment,but in the end it all makes perfect sense,expressed in dollars and cents,pounds,shillings and pense.Mankind really does have a way in creating ideologies and theories about things,but the essence always seems to escape from us.It is power,prestige,oil,gold versus poverty,starvation,death.And guess who wins all the time.
It is not about who sends more troops,more bombs or whatever.After thousands of years of evolution humans should be able to solve their problems in a different way.It is obvious that something went wrong allong our way.We are geneticaly closer to pigs.But pigs dont make war.That makes us even lower.