Srikant, Regardless of the author's likes and dislikes(which ought not to concern us for the moment), the ideology of aggression in the face of, or as an answer to terrorism is an interesting subject for an interesting debate or discussion. There are many sides to this issue. The presence and possible use of nucleaur weapons complicates it greatly. On the other hand we are dealing with elements whose zeal for martyrdom(martyrdom of the victims first and then their martyrdom!) is greater than the common man's zeal for life("We Want Death as Much as You Desire Life").