I'd like to clarify my comments. When I say politicians don't put a lot of value on human life, I wasn't just talking about the Russians. There were probably more civilian victims in the Afghan war as in the 9/11 attacks. How many Iraqi civilians will die before the US is done there? 600,000 people died in Rwanda and the UN sat around with their collective heads stuck up their collective asses. God knows how many people died in the Balkans while Europe stood by and watched. The military tends to do the best it can, but more often than not politicians send them to war for the wrong reasons. I don't believe in "pre-emptive" strikes. It just doesn't make sense. If the US thinks Iraq will attack, then the US can attack first. But if Iraq thinks the US will attack, then they will attack first! If the US and Soviets had that attitude 20 years ago we wouldn't be here having this discussion.