>I'd bet we know far more than you or I are aware of. Our remote drones can take pictures from around 60,000 feet with a clarity that would amaze you or me. We pretty much know where a lot of stuff is.

Such as where all the airplanes flying over the US are - you might know where a lot of stuff is in foreign countries, but how many drones are flying over your own country - the people you most need to worry about are living there - and we've seen what sophisticated weapons they need.

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>>>>(A very cynical view may be that that is the intent, American lives a deliberately being put at risk, so that there is little world condemnation of an all out attack on Iraq following the pre-emptive retaliation).
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>>>Perhaps but I don't get that impression. Remember, our military is voluntary so there's not much room for griping I suppose.
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>>I'm not even thinking about the military - you join up, you take the consequences. I'm thinking more of possible civilian casualties - there is a long history of attacks on easy targets such as embassies.
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>Sure, but which side usually makes those kinds of attacks.

Finally got what I was saying.