We (the West) must ask ourselves ... Can we truly call ourselves civilised? Do we even know what the word means? What is civilised about being so weak and disinterested in the safety of our children and citizens that we allow barbaric human swine to murder almost at will?
Terrorism did not work against the Romans or Peter The Great or Gengis Kahn. It was instantly stamped out if ere it raised it's head.
Order is the first prerequisite of civilization. When order collapses all else gives way. If we lose the foundation stone of civilization then all the other great aspects of society will fall. This of course is the goal of the Terrorist.
We must reorder our priorities. We are afraid that if we stamp out the cause of our horror it will render us equal with our enemies. This is a stupid idea. Either we stamp them out or we will die. Horribly. Or perhaps we have lost the right to go on living. Could it be that the rot has progressed so far that healing is no longer possible? We've gotten our limb enmeshed in the gears. Either we amputate or we bleed to death.
"Terrorism did not work against the Romans or Peter The Great or Gengis Kahn."
It seems that what you are saying is that terrorism does not work against terrorists!