London asplode

[Carnivore]

Undoubtedly, the best way to end terrorism is to end whatever drives people to commit acts of terror. Identifying that cause is incredibly difficult. Is it fundamentalism? Is it poverty and oppression? Is it even possible to remove the underlying problems without creating new ones? Will a free Palestine end terror attacks against Israel, or will there still be those extermists who will not be happy until there is no Israel at all?

And what to do in the meantime? Just try to be vigilant and hope for the best or risk pissing off even more people to stop the ones that are already committed to terrorism? It really is a no-win situation when looking for an immediate fix.

My personal belief is that fundamentalism in any religion is dangerous. There has to be a live-and-let-live philosophy. It's alright to think someone else is wrong about something, but it's not alright to forcefully remedy that yourself. Some Muslims may think we're infidels, but they need to let Allah sort us out when we're dead from natural causes. Bombing commuters will only make people like Bush more willing to risk hurting innocents to get the bad guys and make normally moderate people like me more willing to give him that leeway.