As much as I would like to believe otherwise, if we go to war, it may be under the guises of fighting terrorism, but it definately isn't for humanity or freedom or any of those virtues. It's about retaliation, that's all. Millions of Afghanistans have been subjected to the cruel Taliban regime for the last 5 years; where women receive no medical attention because practically all doctors are male and the men aren't allowed to see the women; where woman are murdered on almost a daily basis in public arenas and former soccer stadiums; where families are starving and suffering because U.N. relief such as food and medical is being confiscated by the Taliban. What have we done for the last 5 years. Yeah, we're doing this for the good of humanity. It's called ego. I'm sorry, but I would like to believe otherwise. Look at Iraq. The sanctions imposed 10 years ago on Iraq are still in place, sanctions that are not hurting Saddam or his henchmen as is intended; the U.N. estimates that thousands of children die each week due to starvation and medical neglect, the causation these sanctions. I'm surprised countries like Pakistan and Saudia Arabia are rallying, probably regretfully, to US aid. Probably for fear of retaliation by us American bullies. The media is saying that bin Laden received a major blow with the announcement of Saudia Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, supporting American efforts against bin Laden. What bombast propaganda. "Pundits" analyzing why these countries are coming to our aid say that it's due to the threat of bin Laden against each countries' own regime. *breath breath breath* I would feel better about all this and whole-heartedly support this operation is agendas were not being misconstrued into a fight for humanity and against oppression. Yeah, in Afghanistan's case, 5 years too late.