It's a wast of time to argue with anyone left of the left. They think with emotions rather than brains. When it comes down to it, we live in very serious times and the President must make serious decisions. Bush has done that, utillizing the best intelligence sources and having the best at his disposal since his father, quite possibly the best ever. Keep in mind, Clinton severly cut millitary and intel. funding. Now, I'm not blaming 9/11 on Clinton or anyone except the animals who committed it. But the lack of funding, the confusion created by the counless governement offices not working together, and the confusion the Clinton administration created by the multiple offices did not help matters. Not to mention, Bush has taken millitary response for millitary attacks..... the way you're supposed to. What did Clinton do when the U.S.S. Cole was attacked? He sent the F.B.I. He sent the goddamn F.B.I. to investigate a millitary on millitary attack. That right there should've sent the 7th Armored Division right to BinLaden's front door. I remember wondering why we didn't go into war mode right there. As far as the strategy of war since Roman times, you hit a millitary vehicle and it is a declaration of war against that country.