While the muslim group in India and the US may be small, it is, of course, in no way small. In fact, I think they might be the second largest religion in the world. I'm sure you were aware of this, but just wanted to point it out.
US foreign policy disasters have led to many regimes that are now accused of this mess. So how can some of you be so sanguine about going in and possibly inciting a civil war by mulsim fantics in Pakistan which has hundreds of millions of people and nuclear weapons and border disputes with its neighboring country of a billion people also with nuclear weapons. Some hall of fame disasters in the area: ) creating the Ayatolah Homeini by overthrowing the democratically elected president of Iran who wnted to nationalize the oil companies and putting in our puppet the Shah of Iran who was brutally repressive and very unpopular: 2) creating Bin Laden and along with Saudi Arabia created the fanatical muslim schools that brainswashed the little fanataics that helped lead to the creation of the taleban. Interesting one of the main architercts of this policy Brzinski reamins unrepentant since he said getting the Soviet Union was th emain goal. Let's not let short term political concerns and opinion polls detrmine how we proceed. An article with many of these facts. Couldn't locate the other one I read as their server is down. http://nationmagazine.com/doc.mhtml?i=archive&s=hiro_wtc_19990215