Comparing 9/11 to the past - For the older posters

[diceisgod]

I think the fact that when the Cold War was going on it was basically a "this sides yours and this sides mine" issue. We pretty much tried to stay out of each others way even though we each stepped on the others toes once in a while. Living under the threat of a nuclear holocaust was and is still not fun. With these al Queda slobs it seems like there is no compromise. They are not a sovereign nation and seem to have very little vested interest in anything. They have already declared war whereas there was an uneasy peace during the cold war (as wary a peace as that might have been).