To briefly derail again: Chaltab, in reply to your replies, I just want to let you know that I agree with everything you said in principle. I guess you are just a bit more optimistic than I am about our chances of 'victory'. I also think that the one flaw in your well-put argument about deposing supportive regimes etc is that Western governments have ulterior motives so it might not necessarily be in their interest to knock out certain people or governments, but I know you don't buy into the whole conspiracy thing (neither do I - I'm just saying it's no so clear cut black and white as 'take out the key bad guys' because we are in bed with a lot of those bad guys).
To briefly derail again: Chaltab, in reply to your replies, I just want to let you know that I agree with everything you said in principle. I guess you are just a bit more optimistic than I am about our chances of 'victory'. I also think that the one flaw in your well-put argument about deposing supportive regimes etc is that Western governments have ulterior motives so it might not necessarily be in their interest to knock out certain people or governments, but I know you don't buy into the whole conspiracy thing (neither do I - I'm just saying it's no so clear cut black and white as 'take out the key bad guys' because we are in bed with a lot of those bad guys).