D Lloyd wrote:
>
[snip]
> Terrorism has to be stopped in its tracks or they will realise that they
> can actually get away with this. But, you cannot go around killing people
> indiscriminately before it is absolutely clear who did it.
>
> The other problem is, of course, those who are responsible couldn't care
> less about dying. After all, they partake in suicide missions. How do you
> stop people who blindly believe in their brainwashing or over-the top
> ideologies apart from eradicating them completely?
>
> Dan

You've hit the nail on the head Dan.  Killing the people directly
responsible for this horrific act will do more damage than good.
Their deaths would only be their passport to heaven ... their reward
for dying for the holy Jihad!

We MUST make it clear that the price of terrorism is far too high
to allow potential terrorists to even consider acting out their
desires.  I fear that the US (and the UK) lack the will to do
sufficient damage to countries that support terrorism to prevent
further terrorist attacks ... and the west will become embroiled
in a long term war of attrition ... with tremendous cost to both
sides.  What was gained in Viet Nam by the US?  What was gained
in Afghanistan by the USSR?  What price was paid by Americans,
Afghanis, Soviets, Vietnamese?  What price is currently being
paid by Israel and Palestine?

We must not respond in blind anger ... we must not seek revenge!
We must thoughtfully choose a course of action that clearly
shows that the price of terrorism is astronomical, that it
will affect generations to come.  It is not sufficient to
gain a military victory.  240,000 innocent civilian deaths
in Nagasaki and Hiroshima were not enough to convince many
that nuclear war must be avoided at all costs!  We must
understand that there is no way that we can build a reliable
shield against terrorism.  Our only option is to retaliate
is a manner that makes the entire world know that even
considering a terrorist act is unthinkable.

Pray that our children can live in a world of peace.

Regards,
  -Nick T.

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