I saw a little bit of a news report tonight. It said something like no one in the world envisioned a peaceful europe around d-day, but look at europe today. So maybe in time the middle-east will become a much more peaceful place even though it doesn't look too good right now.
If this is what it takes to get terrorists to fawk the hell off... I'll go with it. I'd like to have gas under $1.50, though