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"Grow a pair?" "The republicans are pussies?"
You really seem to be obsessed with genital imagery as it pertains to strength. You might want to see somebody about that.
Let me put it this way, you don't play into your enemies' hands by giving them the conflict that they want. You fight the battle on your terms, maximizing your advantages while minimizing their strengths.
If GW Bush had actually paid attention to this rather simple strategic idea, we would not have helped Bin Laden recruit a whole new generation of extremists by giving him exactly the fight he wanted.
