So how many of the people killed today were innocent civilians? Men, Women, Children.

Obviously, terrorists do not follow the "rules of war".

There's also a long-standing suspicion of chemical weapons development in countries such as Iraq.

Why should a response follow them? While I don't think lowering ourselves to the same level is either warranted or necessary, sometimes fire must be fought with fire.

Not that I at all support using nuclear weapons...but you're kinda going off the deep end here.

People here are in shock and afraid. The first reaction is retaliation, massive retaliation. Immediate and swift revenge. Primal even. It's a knee-jerk reflex, just like when some whacko shoots someone in a school, there is a knee-jerk call for massive gun controls.

Living where you do, I'm sure you see and feel that frequently.

In fact, I'll bet that there are similar discussions on Israeli forums, chat rooms, etc. regarding Palestinian terrorist attacks.

And, what's said here, in no way reflects what the US is planning, or even likely to do.