Good post and well said.
"I often wonder why opponents of the war don't see the suicide bombers as those who have given up all hope for themselves and their future. "
I agree it seems that the recruiters for the terrorist scum know this only too well, so why don't we? These recruiters prey on the recently bereaved and the religiously and educationally ignorant. they do not offer themselves as lamb's to the slaughter do they?
Absolutely right. I notice Bin Laden and Zaquari are still running around.