Blue and White - Do you think that the US is the only country that has had orphans and widows due to terrorist attacks? I think that it is
you who needs to take your head out of the sand. Maybe you could even talk with some other nations about their experiences with terrorism and how they have delt with it?
Max_cont - I think you might like to ask the families of the people killed by friendly fire. If you need to research it, a lot of incidents seem to involve the US - see Afghanistan, The Gulf 90/91, etc. I understand wha you're saying, but i believe that outside the states, guns in the cockpit pake things more dangerous rather than safer. Inside the States, it's probably the same, but I'm not going to tell them what to do just as I expect the US to respect the opinion of others.
Rananim - At first I though you were being sarcastic. It seems that you think that because Sept 11 had a lot of deaths at once, the US is suddenly "the Guru" on terrorism and and anti-terrorism. In the words of John McEnroe "You cannot be serious!". The US has been exposed to what the rest of the world has been dealing with for the last 50 years and suddenly it's the expert?
This sort of arrogant attitude is exactly why people get pi$$ed of with the US and it's foreign policies. Maybe if the US listened a little more to others rather than bathe in the sunshine streaming out of it's rear-end, it'd get a little more respect!
I'm d@mned if 'll have someone in another country tell me that I have to comply with their standards, that I disagree with, because it makes them feel better. I'm sure that you'll agree.
Cheers, LP