Just wanted to add my little bit to the 'fray' so to speak and hopefully without badgering anyone in particular. The group that believes that military strikes are being scattered at random across the civillian dwellings of Afghanistan is way off since that is not the case at all. Sure, we all have a right to our own opinion...aren't you glad that SOMEONE had the patriotism to lay down their life in order for you to enjoy that luxury even just a tiny bit? The Taliban ARE terrorists plain and simple and they are the stoolies of Bin Laden who is really the leader of Afghanistan regardless of who's mug appears on the media. It's real easy to say "oh, I'd just send in some special force to go get him" without having an iota of information or knowlege needed to carry out that "plan". Just because you don't see it televised doesn't mean such plans aren't being undertaken and aren't already underway. One last touch of reality....we don't even know if Bin Laden is still alive and can't really count on anything the Taliban says since they have been dealing square with the world for about zero seconds.