Sign of the times, but as to blundering into an ill planned war, whether right or wrong I'd be interested to hear what Dem's believe should have been done not just in the immediate aftermath of the 911 catalyst but overall in dealing with unambiguous islamic airs on global destruction/domination of the infidel.

Otoh some people still regard islamic declarations of intent as little more than posturing that should never have been taken seriously enough to confront, while others go further by claiming yes it is a reality but understandable, and brought about by Western belligerence.

Denial is fine, but as stated before the free world is at a crossroads and both sides are playing for keeps; it is not a computer game that can be reset when things get difficult. It is also a precedent, in that the free world has never before been confronted with such a serious threat to its way of life if not existence, and as such it is difficult if at all possible to properly address within self imposed constraints of democratic niceties.

So, either concern at an islamic threat is in order or it isn't, either something needs to be done or not, and if so, it's not unreasonable to expect the career critics to realise they are part of the free world that is under threat, and invite them to help save us all by putting forward their own solutions if any, rather than point and tut with no positive input.