The USA is not completely innocent. The Americans are as foolish
as most peoples of the world. Look at the naivete of faith-based
Bushism.
But the militant Islamists should be everybody's enemy, including
all peace-loving Muslims. They stand for an unrealistic view of the
world -- one which is totally exclusive (only Muslims deserve
respect, and nobody else), intolerant, delusional and
unrealistic.
To rid the world of terrorism, its root causes must be addressed.
The Palestine problem and widespread poverty needs to be treated
with greater urgency.
My sympathies go out to the Korean hostage. The filming of the
beheadings by the Islamists is crude terrorist propaganda that is
meant to shock. But on the ground level, thousands perish in the
world everyday as a matter of routine, and in a manner equally
horrendous.
Perhaps it is just a basic natural truth that the world is a cruel
place.
