You're on to something there. I remember how badly Arafat absolutely soiled his pants at 9/11. He immediately disavowed the attack and quickly got in line to donate blood that very same day. They need to fear us, however, if they don't smuggle in and detonate a few nukes before B-HO leaves office, then they will have missed a golden opportunity for unreprised evil.
You can’t teach someone to love you, but you can sure teach him to fear you.