Re:*Leap* (Score 1)

The majority of Pakistani's are moderate. In the latest call for a national strike called by the radicals the crowds failed to materialise. The radical minority are just that and hated the USA before Operation Enduring Freedom and will hate the USA after it's completed.

"Which course will kill innocent people abroad, in addition to those who have already died in the US? (Clue: look at Afghanistan.)"

Reports out of Afghanistan suggest tha the Taleban have been comprehensively routed in the North of the country. Humanitarian aid can now be delivered which with the advance of winter means many thousands more will be saved. The Taleban has treated it's population with utter and complete brutality.

"Which course will perpetuate a cycle of violence and be used to justify further attacks? (Clue: look at the Balkans, Northern Ireland, Israel and Palestine.)"

There is peace in the Balkans, the IRA is decommissing it's arms - a historic precedent.

Israel and the Palestinians were close to a deal once and there is increasing evidence that the current intifada may be halted as it has failed to achieve any concrete improvement in the lives of every day palestinians and may have weakened the negoitiating position of the PLA.

"Is your desire to feel like you're doing something worth the consequences?"

Yes it is.