[Purrybonker]

What is the goal of the crusading invaders? We can't even agree on WTF America et al is doing in Iraq let alone beginning to understand why the "terrorists" want to go off on us.

But if I had to hazard a guess, I suspect that it has something to do with an eye-for-an-eye and possibly a tooth-for-a-tooth. America et al has been seen to be practising "unsubtle" diplomacy in muslim states for decades. OBL et al have long ago stated that such dabbling (and continued dabbling such as Iraq) has given rise to a desire for payback.

That the terrorists seem to find moral justification for their actions in their religious teachings is consistent with the Americans et al finding moral justifications in their religious, political and/or socio-economic teachings.

The output on both sides seems consistent as well. Death, human suffering and righteous indignation seem to be inexpensive commodities these days.