[Commie Basher]

Yes, the magnitude does change its character. You are trying to claim that a mugger with some brass knuckles is of the same character as a terrorist with weapons of mass destruction,

An individual with weapons of mass destruction is still only an individual, despite having nationlike destructive powers. If an individual unleashes mass destruction, it is irrational to then look for a nation to retaliate against.

If you as an individual were to acquire an A-bomb, then bomb a nuclear power (France, Russia, Israel, doesn't matter which), would it be rational or proper for that nation to then bomb the US because you were a US citizen, aleit acting alone?

You call it ideology, but reason is reason.

[Cultural Jihad]

Undoubtedly Achmed's Emporium of Weapons of Mass Destruction will be a cherished and protected enterprise in the Libertarian-Somali paradise, and any individual who unleashes them upon a hapless city would be, well, just an individual. Thanks, Clinton, but your flakey ideas on using law enforcement to fight organized terrorism didn't pan out.

[Republican Wildcat]

An individual with weapons of mass destruction is still only an individual, despite having nationlike destructive powers. If an individual unleashes mass destruction, it is irrational to then look for a nation to retaliate against. If you as an individual were to acquire an A-bomb, then bomb a nuclear power (France, Russia, Israel, doesn't matter which), would it be rational or proper for that nation to then bomb the US because you were a US citizen, aleit acting alone?

So your point is that bin Laden and the Taliban weren't really in control of Afghanistan and Saddam Hussein wasn't really in charge of Iraq.

You are calling what you say 'reason' and Cultural Jihad is calling it 'ideology.' You're both wrong. It's called 'cluelessness.'