[Urbane Guerrilla]

I'd be concerned if Merc actually were talking me down. He's pointing out another angle to the overall strategy for the WoT: we do have to take a global approach, an international approach, to sever a connection between these empowered angry men who become terrorists and nations that provide them sanctuary, support, and a base of operations. Nations can't hide; we can work on nations, so we do. What else would anyone do? How do we attain to intelligence sufficiently accurate and timely to localize and then hit those empowered angry men who are the central targets -- though by no means the only ones?

Deadbeater, you among others want me to "give it up." People in hell want ice water too. I am opposed by people whose ideology makes them say stupid things. Mine does not. I suggest adopting something more like mine; there's plenty of room on the right side of history.