Getting one's fingers burnt - no comments

It always seems a bit pointless citing one of Norm's articles - there are so many fine ones you can rely on people to go there first of all. I suppose his latest, Apologists among us, represents the "definitive" response to those who, having grudgingly wrung their hands at the death tolls from suicide bombs, tell us to be more careful in future lest we incur the wrath of the world's terrorists and get our fingers burnt again (or our entire bodies).

It's never sufficient for them to lament the tragedy at Falluja, or the loss of any human life. No, there always has to be a reason and a justification for revenge. Besides, the Americans are too big for their boots - just look at their big cars and decadent culture - let's see them lose just enough, and have things difficult enough, for us to feel that a kind of balance is being restored, even if the "underdogs" - who we barely spare a thought about - would destroy our way of life if they had the chance.

Anyway, read the whole article, not just my ramblings.