Is terrorism an act of courage

             Like many people, I've been reading a lot of pieces on what is to be done about the .
             "evildoers'' who attacked New York and Washington. I would just like to bring a .
             particular comment to your attention. In the National Review, syndicated columnist Ann .
             Coulter wrote: "We should invade their countries; kill their leaders and convert them to .
             Christianity. We aren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top .
             officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is .
             war.''.
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             Coulter is not the only one who feels this way. By now, I think almost everyone would .
             understand the American people's desire for retaliation and vengeance. However, many .
             are also asking Americans and their government to act and react with reason.
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             There is, still, sympathy for America's desire for revenge, but many people will agree that .
             more violence and loss of innocent lives are not going to do anything in the world's "war'' .
             against terrorism.
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             United States President George W Bush has told the world that he wants justice, but .
             many are frightened about what exactly he has in mind for "Operation Infinite Justice''.
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             He has also told the world: "I want him. I want justice. And there's an old poster out .
             West, as I recall that said: 'Wanted: Dead or Alive'.'' Justice and "Wanted: Dead or Alive'' .
             don't sound quite right together. And the poster of the old West he mentioned didn't .
             belong in a time of a lot of "justice''. The Wild West conjures up images of life amid a lot .
             of gunshots.
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             Is this what the world wants in return for Osama bin Laden's (if it is indeed he who is .
             responsible) "evils''? Do we want more blood? Do we want to see more innocent people .
             dead? Is this what we consider ``justice''? My answer to these questions is no, however .
             much I want to see the responsible parties caught and punished.
             China has reiterated its stance in support of fighting terrorism, but the leaders of the .