No, it was the evil that perpetrated the behavior, and yes I am basing it on Old Testament scripture, because that is where The Ten Commandmants reside. The Old Testmant contains the rules, the New Testament is how we get redemption when we break the rules.
I also do not pretend to know what is in the mind of God,but I have my faith, and I believe this fight started 20,000 years ago, or more, and we are the last stand.
Was it Seth that God ordered to go kill all the Cannanites, all of them, kill their dogs, their goats, wipe them out, or they would become a thorn in the side of his descendants.
Punishment is God's job. He only wants to punish those that do evil, or refuse to acknowledge His power. But His primary message is one of salvation and forgiveness.
The god the terrorists are killing people in the name of is NOT the God of the Founding Fathers, nor is it the God I thank as often as I can.