>The line between explanation, understanding, justification, and
>excuse is always a fine one But anyone who wants to minimize the
>chances that the Gates of Hell are about to yawn open would be
>well-advised to talk less about how the WTC is "understandable given
>past misdeeds of the American government" and more about how massive
>civilian casualties--anywhere, anyhow, anytime--are unacceptable.
Does that apply to Iraq and the former Yugoslavia too?
Doug