A comment [with some edits] I just wrote and threw up at this post talking about the causes and cures of terrorism: "Certainly rational renaissance and its effect, wealth, will tend to diminish terrorist acts over time. But it's really the belief system that's key, the root cause. "Still, it's no excuse. I understand that most of them were just born into this sorry state. They were taught to be dirt-scratching primitives and so that's what they are. And such change must come from within their own culture -- seeded by the few with brains enough to independently reject their teachings and lead their world into an enlightenment. "In the meantime, they must also understand that their behavior carries other risks, like being killed by a soldier or marine on the ground, or a -- surprise! -- 500-pounder from above (ooh-rah!). Yea, they're glorious martyrs, but that's a loosing strategy, since the more who aspire to such ends, the better off their enemy: us. Martyrdom is a silly notion that exposes just how bankrupt is their worldview. "If, because of their sorry state of poverty, they vowed to come over here and break into our houses and financial centers to...