Munich; Then and Now

I remember watching in horror as "Black September" terrorists busted into the Olympic compound and took 11 Israeli athletes hostage in the 1972 Munich Olympics. I and the world were shocked that anyone would pervert an institution of international peace and amateur competition into a heinous crime for political aims. Watching on TV as these masked terrorists walked around on the balcony of the hostel where they held their victims was a chilling sight. Chilling even before the final outcome was known; the execution of the hostages and referred to as the "Munich Massacre."
The World community was outraged as they lowered their flags to a half mast in tribute, all except for the Arab nations that were competing. Being that this took place in Germany made the crime particularly horrific.
Now 30 some years later Steven Spielberg is making a film about Munich, with an emphasis on the Israeli response targeting those responsible, questioning the wisdom of such a response. It's his movie and he can do what he wants but to assert a moral equivalence with Israel's response is missing the whole significance of Munich, a fore shadowing of future atrocities and a post 9-11 world.