One thing to keep in mind when posting about terrorist attacks that kill people, is that it is a new phenomenon to your country. Albiet a spectacular, flashy act of vandalism by total assholes. But bear in mind that nightclub bombings, train bombings, plane bombings, plane highjacking etc... has gone on elsewhere in the world for over 30 years.
It has happened enough elsewhere, Germany, England, Ireland, Canada, France, Japan etc... that people don't suddenly make the site of a terrorist attack into "hallowed ground" and build shrines and spires to commemorate the dead. Don't get me wrong, I think that the thought and memory is a great gesture. But this is not a new phenomenon, this kind of mindless killing has gone on elsewhere for decades.
When people are understanding of what has happened, but do not totally wig out, and know the exact total of the dead and turn the event into some kind of religious experience, it is nothing against you or bush or the US. It's a baptism of fire into the ranks of countries who have suffered from terrorism.
On that same note: why not look at countries who have dealt with terrorism for 30+ years to understand how to deal with it? They're not all scared, they're not huddling in basements ordering "saferoom 1000" from "don't kill me darky enterprises". After 30 years, they may know something about the subject.
