Here in Texas, we say, “Don’t mess with Texas!” and we mean what we say.
Al Capone’s character said in the movie The Untouchables: “I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say you can get further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word.“
In the Bible of the Jews, what Christians call the Old Testament, the lawgiver Moses dictated the limits of settling scores.
And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. Exodus 21:23-25 KJV
Palestinian terrorists senselessly murdered Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich

Olympics. Under direction of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, Mossad secret agents systematically wrought revenge on every terrorist involved in the planning and execution of that dastardly deed.
Mossad agents used a combination of explosives and .22 caliber pistols to achieve their goal.
Also available on Google Video in slightly different version.
Iran renews threats against tine Israel as rumors of war emanate from Egypt, Syria, Russia and other enemies of the State of Israel. Is is possible Iranian Shiite leaders grossly underestimate Israel’s capacity to answer any and all attacks on the Holy Land?
Is this the beginning of the end? What an exciting time to be alive.