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WHATEVER THE COST, BIN LADEN MUST BE CAUGHT!
What if they gave a war and no one came? That's the most idiotic slogan ever conceived by a human mind, for I assume that it wasn't a chimpanzee that sat down and wrote it out. It takes a real simpleton to quote it, as well, or to tote it on a placard hanging down in front of them or held up on a sign.

This WAR began back in the early 80s, but we refused to recognize it as one back then. This war has been going on ever since, in a series of strikes in different parts of the world, but we didn't want to take note of it. We thought that by ignoring it, it would go away. We preached peace while our enemies practiced war. Like the human sacrifices made on the Mayan altars atop their pyramids to appease their Gods, we sacrificed lives here and there hoping that these offerings would appease the Gods of Terrorism, such as Bin Laden. Obviously, these were not enough for his needs, and so we continued to offer these sacrificial tributes in our vain efforts to temper his anger and satiate his cravings for revenge and tribute.

The havoc destruction wrought in Spain on March 10th are only the most recent strikes in what must be a well-planned and co-ordinated Al Queda hit list, one that I fear will be most difficult to bring to a halt. Only lucky accidents can interrupt some of them, but certainly not all of them. The death of bin Laden may bring a termporarily halt these attacks, but as intelligent and as wiley as they man is, his cadres will only briefly interrupt their activities, then reassemble elsewhere and once again take up the sword and campaign and strike again.

We must recognize EVIL for what it is, and we cannot afford to let such simplistic people with their inane mutterings deter us from the task at hand, to face Evil, to fight Evil, and to eliminate it. Peace, unfortunately, is not won by any other means. It would be wonderful were it possible to win all battles through peaceful means, but some men view that as a sign of weakness and they will sacrifice your life in order to prove you wrong. Then it is your children who will suffer because you were too weak to face evil and terror yourself, and to do what was necessary in order to eliminate it from the face of the earth.