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Originally posted by WOODPIE
. . . The point being, my question:
What can be done to make an act of terrorism so prohibitively more costly than it already is to the terrorist?
Ed
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Good question/point.
It does seem futile, in that these guys are going around blowing-up themselves (and anyone around).
It's a quick conclusion(western culture) that these guys must really believe in what they are fighting for to give their lives so willingly. . . .paints a pretty grime picture, eh?
However, as things stand right now, their motivations do not seem to be purely principle driven. First there is the big pile of money landed on the "martyrs" family. (or so we hear) This money turns the suicide act from martyrdom, to 'run of the mill' suicide-for-cash. . .much like so many in western countries do when they have a big fat life insurance policy and seemingly no finacial future for theirt famly.
Clearly, taking out Saddam was a step in the right direction, IMO.
More needs to be done to take out those whom support these civilian-killing drones.
Then there is the appeal of "warrior" pedaled to these "martyrs". . . "blow yourself up - become a warrior" (such skill)
They are also promised 19 virgins in the after life. . . do you think they get a money-back guaranty on that? Considering their perspective is;
all the good women have been bought up by the rich, they don't really question the soundness of the 19 virgins idea.
It seems to me that ending polygamy would be a good first step in giving these guys some hope for a normal future.