the outcome of the election

[jahcs]

If we're going to discuss this in terms of a tiger hunt, let's at leat make it a realistic comparison.

If the terrorists are a tiger, the W is certainly not a skinny human stepping into a cage with said tiger.  W is more like a tank.  Or robocop.  Or the terminator.  Or an attack helicopter cruising through the zoo, shooting missiles and machine guns at the tiger.  He's the leader of a militar super power; of the country that has the greatest collection of things that go *boom* and the most recent active will to use them.

That's why your metaphor is useless.  You're portraying the US as the weak, helpless victim, when they are in fact obviously in a position of strength.  Are the terrorists a threat?  Of course they are.  However, there has to be more to foreign relations than simply shooting everyone who you consider a threat.

gekko
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You all may have that metaphor backwards. The USA was the tiger, sunning himself contentedly in his cage built of ignorance for the outside world when the terrorist snuck in and kicked the tiger in the nethers. The tiger woke, angry and hurt, and unsheathed it's claws to remove the threat. Instead of just going for the leg that kicked the tiger is going for the whole body - which is creating a commotion and causing agitation for the zoo's other residents.