[nosofar]

However, I doubt that the American public can now muster the will to deal effectively with terrorism in the absence of a strike of massive proportions on the homeland.

Long ago (it seems) I figured we'd see another 20,000 murders before we actually got behind the WOT *as a nation*. I only hope those 20,000 are from the Left, not out of animosity, but rather because maybe they would actually take all this seriously. (Probably not even then.)

[PerConPat]

I only hope those 20,000 are from the Left, not out of animosity, but rather because maybe they would actually take all this seriously. (Probably not even then.)

Yes, I would expect that the Moonbats might just possibly intensify their "blame America" mindset whilst demanding that more diplomacy is needed.