>> After all, blaming the U.S. these days has become an international pass-time. And it's certainly easier than looking at home for the root causes of the problem.
Replace the mnemonic U.S. with Turkey, and you'll have heard my sentiment.
Gotto see more than one perspective. Always.
On terrorism there is only one perspective worth considering. Destroying it utterly, completely and finally. Equivocation and excuse making for any reason is not acceptable when it comes to taking action against it. New York burned because Bill Clinton fiddled and equivocated. Timothy McVeigh was just as evil and stupid as any PKK bomber. They're all cut from same cowardly cloth.
And while looking at both sides of a question or subject is required, that does not mean they are both equally valid. There are objective measures of right and wrong that trancend even nationalism and personal feeling.
History isn't over. A time will come when those who sat on the sidelines and pointed accusatory fingers at us will once again ask us for our help. Let's hope the goodwill of Americans hasn't been completely sapped by then.