[kahljorn]

I think it's problematic to not consider this an act of war. Our response to this was to declare war and attack a country, remove and execute a dictator. What does that mean about us if we were never attacked in the first place?
Does the fact that we attacked that country to remove those terrorists imply that they represented or were aided by Sadam?

What would it mean if we declared war and attacked a country over something that was not an act of war?
How can we mobilize our military against terrorists in the future if it isn't an issue of war? Technically that would go against the law that says our military can't arrest people for civil matters.

yea and the reason why terrorists attack is hella hard to figure out. It could just be for religious reasons or political reasons, but then in muslim countries its sometimes hard to tell the two apart. However, if all of the supposed terrorist videos ive watched and all the shit ive read is to be believed, then many of them have this belief that america has had a vested interest and influence in afghanistan long before 911. Whether the reason they want to attack us stems from political or religious reasons, there is generally that one commonly held opinion.