U.S. military will retaliate

The United States will launch sustained military strikes against those behind the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington as well as their support systems, a senior Pentagon official said Thursday.

In the most explicit description yet of the Bush administration's intentions, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said the military retaliation would continue until the roots of terrorism are destroyed.

"One has to say it's not just simply a matter of capturing people and holding them accountable, but removing the sanctuaries, removing the support systems, ending states who sponsor terrorism," he told a news conference in a Pentagon briefing room that still smelled of smoke and soot.

Don't they realize that this country is the the root of the terrorism? Don't they realize that we are only escalating terrorism? This is madness. This isn't a fucking Rambo movie.

Eagleburger calls for sustained war

Former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger called Thursday for a sustained war against terrorist groups and their supporters.

"If we think we can kill a few people and leave the scene, we are crazy," Eagleburger said in a telephone interview from his home in Charlottesville, Va.

"If they are active in terrorism, then we must do everything we can to wipe them off the face of the earth," he said.
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The Bush administration should think hard about punishing Iraq, probably Syria and possibly Iran, Eagleburger said. And, he said, Saudi Arabia is "much too tolerant" of terrorists.

"We need to start demanding cooperation," he said.

Do these people think we can fight the entire Arab world? This Rambo arrogance is scarier than *anything* Osama bin Laden could ever do.