Hi Jim,

You are definitely adament in your opinions however wrong they are. This is NOT the first time that the U.S. (or any other country) has ever had civlian welfare incorporated into its battle planning. I can speak from personal experience, can you? I give you MY WORD that I know this to be true. If you cannot take my word, so be it. Continue on with your fallacies. As to the rest of your post, it is obvious swayed by international media and that is a shame (not that you feel that way) but that media in the world has so much power over the people's thinking today. That is a great tragedy, but a truth nonetheless. While the U.S. may win the war (it remains to be seen) it will certainly lose the battle (media battle and battle over public opinion) that is which can only lead to more tragedy down the road.