Also, keep in mind Mister, that people were fed up with these attacks. Even before 9/11, people wanted something done. How many more attacks would OBL have done if we had not reacted as hard as we did? How many more American Embassies, naval vessels, airline hijackings, terminal hijacks, Olympic games, suicide bombers, attempted political assassinations would these terrorist groups do before these "soft" attacks became too common? You may call them "soft" attacks and I understand what you mean, but these families that lost loved ones I guarantee you do not refer to them as "soft" attacks. American civilians and servicemen still died. Now maybe you could suggest that we work behind the scenes with Delta Force, Army Rangers, Seals, Green Berets etc... and maybe you are right that this would have been more effective, truly though, I doubt we will ever know. I would love to talk more but I have a test in a couple hours on Juvenile Justice, and I need to get a 80+ on the exam. I'll be back on here later though.