Although the bombings in Afghanistan continue and U.S. ground troops have entered the country, not every American agrees with the way the United States has chosen to retaliate against Afghanistan after the attacks on Sept. 11.

Peter Shaw, a former Penn State physics professor and member of Veterans for Peace, said the bombings in Afghanistan are harming a lot of innocent people.

"What bin Laden did was wrong, and he should be held accountable for it," Shaw said. "But we're not getting him."

Shaw said as winter approaches, Afghan refugees will have a hard time surviving because the bombings have left many without homes and little food. If there is a huge death toll, the United States is going to have to share part of the responsibility, he added.

Some Penn State students share the same opinion that the bombings are not justified and do not agree with how the United States is acting.

"The terrorism they spread around the U.S., we just spread it right back in Afghanistan," said John Regan (sophomore-business administration). "I think the U.S. reacted a little too quickly to the bombings and it just seem like so many people in the U.S. don't realize that some people are against it because of how the media portrays it."

Martin Austermuhle, co-founder of Students for Accountability and Reform, also disagrees with the media portrayal of the bombings.

Austermuhle said because many journalists are not on the front lines of the bombings, all the information they get comes from the Pentagon. Since the Pentagon is not likely to reveal any information that might make its efforts look bad, such as the amount of civilian lives that have been lost, it is difficult for the media to get an accurate portrayal of what is actually happening, he said.

"In general, the media presents a very one-sided view," he said. "All the info is coming directly from the people doing the bombings."

Austermuhle said additional media sources such as The Guardian, a British newspaper, and the BBC, among other news sources, might have a different view of the bombings.

"I encourage people to seek out independent media sources," he said.

While some might not agree with the bombings, many do say that there is not a perfect solution or alternative.

"You can't just jump in at some point and say what we should do. It's what we should've done," Shaw said.

Shaw said the U.S. government has had problems with other countries prior to the crimes committed on Sept. 11, but that the government is using those crimes as an umbrella now for other actions.

"The whole thing is ludicrous and we know it, so now its how we're going to cover it, put a spin on it," he said.

Shaw also said the United States is not trying to do what it claims it is, and the bombings are just a way to gain power over those countries.

"We're not for democracy over there, we're for control," he said.