"It makes me more accepting of the use of force to stop bad guys. I find now that I can support things like the war on Iraq. It's made me a lot more hawkish." -- Best selling author, Michael Crichton, telling how having been held at gunpoint (along with his 13-year old daughter), tied up, and robbed has changed his life.

It is always nice to see people open up to the realization that it is the threat of force that keeps the peace. Contrast this to Robert Fisk, who most certainly would have blamed himself and his neighbors for living too rich of a lifestyle.