But I fear also what seems to start now, which can be worse than anything. If you see a patient in crisis in your ED, because his home have been burned by some crazy guy, you will understand him, listen to him, helping him stay human through the crisis. He will heal. But I doubt you would agree with everything he plans, being full of anger, sadness, being in crisis. You will help him to see that everything must calm down before he can make the best decisions.
History is full of mistaken choices.
If you empowered, you must be more prudent, as consequences are bigger. Just be sure don't make a mistake. Everybody do show complete empathy for US victims, for NY, and rage against terrorism. That's quite human, easy to understand. But behind the cohesion of western world against it, there is much scepticism, much debate, much fear about the choices to be made.