See Pathfinder, this is exaclty the arrogant attitude that I, along with millions of Europeans, can't stand. I love US, otherwise I would not live here, but the 'mess with us and we'll crush you like a peanut' attitude simply makes my head shake.
From what I understood, the extremist muslim world got pissed at the US, because they did not leave the Holy Land after the Gulf War was over. That was one of the reasons why there is such hatred going on in the East. Now, if you think it is better to provoke others with your behavior, piss them off, get your ass kicked (see Sept. 11th) and then run a revenge campaign that will again piss even more people off ... ok, sure thing. Just don't be surprised if more innnocent fall as victims to an ignorant Bush regime.
Isn't it that many allied (with the west) countries surrounding Iraq voted against an attack on Saddam Hussein, because they are afraid of a massive economic recession in case Bush launched a sudden attack ?