BP, in a way I do agree with your thoughts (now that they are clearer, thx for that, btw).
I saw a news story this morning about two Saudi Al-Qaeda children who were captured. These two youths proceeded to explain how they were wrapped up into the mess. Their points were laid out rather nicely in that they are taken at a young age, before the solid foundation of what is right and wrong is set. They are then taught a radical version if Islam and trained to kill, and that killing Westerners is the only way into "Heaven".
It was a rather good story, and I wish I could get a link to it on the net (I can't find one yet). In the end, I feel the only real way to stop Terrorism will be to eliminate its roots, or to push them so far into isolation that they are not a threat to anyone. Unfortunately this means putting people in harms way, which nobody likes to do, but it has to be done to insure our safety.
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