[johnc]

Having read this brings an important, very simple, but often overlooked point. Yes, we (US) gave the current group of terrorists much of their capabilities of which they turned it against us. Bad move with little or zero foresight on our part! US has been guilty of this stupidity for too many times to list throughout the 20th century. But the honorable professor makes one terrible leap beyond the collusion that the US is very guilty of, and that is to place the guilt or more succinctly, the ENTIRE blame upon the US as if the terrorist organizations are completely absolved of any crime or attrocity (equating them to mindless puppet employees of the US). This type of rhetoric smacks of the lack of logic that is prevelant in the left. The left is very good at "preaching to the choir" and this essay is no exception. Question: Although it would be very satisfying to many, do you really believe that locking up the current adminstration, all its cronies, and anyone else one might remotely link to them would END the problems in the Middle East, Asia, or South America?