We must respond. There is no doubt about that. Suppose, then, that before any more buildings crumble, before any more people needlessly die, before any more blows are struck at our financial, business and military institutions, we do the unthinkable. So, before sending our armies only God knows where to fight only God knows whom with no clear roadmap in sight, let us first call a moratorium. When we get there, we ask for a round table so we can seat a good guy next to a bad guy in one big circle.
All chairs are the same height, and there is no chairman.
You committed grievous acts of terror upon our country, and we need to get even. But we are a merciful, Bible-reading people, so, angry as we are at what you folks did to us, all we're asking of you is an eye and a tooth for a tooth. This means 7,000 civilians from whatever country is responsible for this despicable act will have to die. That's a given, because where I come from the penalty for premeditated murder is death. We also want full payment for the buildings you destroyed, the planes you wrecked and an apology.