Saturday.....War On Terror.....Two Terrors, Two Different Answers

Along with the rise in suicide terrorist bombings in that last few decades, the United States has seen a rise in mass murders. From the statistics I have seen, roughly two-thirds of those attackers committed suicide afterwards. There are similarities and differences. The terrorist believes that there is a reward for him (her) in heaven. The domestic murderer tends to believe the opposite, that they will be condemned in the afterlife, that is if they believe in one at all. Both are acting against someone or something that they hate. The terrorist believes that he is advancing a cause while the domestic is carrying out retribution of some sort. The terrorist is recruited by others who will not do this act, but rather trains and supplies those he enlists; whereas the domestic conjures up his own plan. You cannot talk a murderer out of his plan when you do not know of it in advance but there is potential to reach those who are preyed upon as future terrorists. We can, and do, attempt to prevent the actual terrorist acts but can only try to limit the carnage of the domestic murderer after he has begun. The first act takes a lot of planning while the second takes only a little. Even with the dissimilarities, they are alike in that one kills knowing he will die and the other kills even if he dies. Our society produces these murderers. We, ourselves, make up that society. There is a lot of introspection needed here as we seek God's mercy in reforming our culture, for not only do we not respect life but we ignore the end of it. The Achilles Heel of terrorism may be in those who preach hate and supply the means to kill, for they are identifiable people and not just an ideology, potential targets and not nameless souls enlisted out of a mass of discontent. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a source of terrorism around the world, and his quest for the most terror potential of all, nuclear devices, should primarily be dealt with in his potential to distribute them (and the technology) rather than in using them himself, for although both are possible, the first is more probable in the near future. We are dealing with him as if he were a rational human being who would not want retaliation for his acts, when his intention is more likely; to cause havoc, deny responsibility, and retreat to the nearest cave in the resulting turmoil.