That's why we should never leave a doubt in anyone's mind, that attacking the United States or it's allies will exact a very severe cost. But we don't do that any more. We have become the Paper Tiger the Chinese one labeled us. My God, we can't even do what Thomas Jefferson accomplished two-hundred years ago, because we refuse to exact a toll on the Somali pirates! We have no stomach for the slaughter required. We've had a seven year lesson in how NOT to fight a "war," thanks to Bush and Rumsfeld, honor graduates at the Johnson-McNamara School of Military Incompetence. We are now embarked upon a journey to convince the Arab world that we love them, and they really ARE our best buddies. I fear that we have simple replaced incompetence with naivety, and will pay an even higher price in the future.