Politics , wars, Iraq, the U.S. , games of state, that the pawns are forced to play and suffer for. Terrorism,has been around for years, its not the global threat its made out to be simple and straight foreward.
The following links may be for an anti-war lobby , but they make some rather good points:
On the legality of the situation
http://www.antiwar.com/roberts/?articleid=10258
For the poor sods who dont have a choice:
http://www.antiwar.com/glantz/?articleid=10262
On the creation of "the Man" read the footnotes
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070102_robert_scheer_a_monster_of_our_creation/
Just my two cents worth , and beyond that , not particularly bothered or concerned by the "war on terror", because there will always be a cause or a "threat" to western democracy, always some "enemy" to throw at the gullible masses to garner support for some or other political or economic lie, it is all just a sick game, and unfortunately not enough people ignore it.
This conflict will go on and on, the opportunity for leaving has come and gone, all i will say is i pity the boys and girls, who will have to endure the consequences of blindly following their orders, on both sides, who will ultimately be the biggest loosers, and the innocents who have no choice but to bear the brunt of being pawns in these games of state.