I believe that the United States retaliatory attacks on Afghanistan and the Taliban are warranted, despite the possible civilian casualties incurred. First of all, it is necessary to send a message to the world that such terrorist activities as occurred on September 11, and those that have been occurring since with the increasingly frequent anthrax cases. Secondly, the United States has backing in this war, whether from supplies and resources or merely moral support and approval, of many nations around the world. On of the