Kadath, thanks for clarifying your point. This is kind of off topic, but I found an article you should read. It fits in really well with timalkin's post above. (damn near the same idea)
http://www.rkba.org/comment/cowards.html
Yes it's from one of my right-wing, redneck, gun-totin message boards. It, however, makes a lot of sense if you read it with an open mind.