Is It Enough?

An open letter to the Arab world

This is an experiment. This letter is being posted here and simultanesouly sent to Al-ahram weekly. The idea is to get feedback from the Arab world regarding US action in reponse to 9/11. Well let's see if it works!

To any visitors from Al-ahram: Please post your reaction as a comment to this post. Thank you for taking the time to respond. I greatly value each of your opinions.

Original article follows...

IS IT ENOUGH?
Any thinking person, which certainly includes your readers, understands the pain felt in the US on 9/11. Not only were thousand killed, they were killed in the most horrific circumstances. The pictures of the doomed jumping to their deaths rather than facing the fire were engraved into the conciousness of the US. These images control our thinking still.

The actions of the US subsequent to 9/11 are well known. Two nations conquered, thousands killed on both sides, all the horror and brutality of war unleashed. And the end still not clearly in sight.

My question for your readers is simple: Is it enough? If you were an American would you feel your honor had been avenged? Would you feel you have done enough to convince your enemies to never attack you again? What more should be done?

I invite all your readers to please reply by posting to www.ir1.blogspot.com.

Thanks and Best Regards,
Steve Foote