I have heard a few Israeli spokespeople use the term PROPORTIONAL, and that is an accurate statement. e.g. If one country has 300 million people and loses 3 thousand in an incident, it is PROPORTIONALLY equivalent to smaller county, say 30 million people suffering losses of 300. Capiche?
Now I have a question. When will the suicide bombers begin hitting us on our shores? I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet.
We've had it happening for several years now, only they aren't comitted to killing themselves in the process.Think mcveigh, unabomber, abortion clinic bombers
If your talking suicide bombers from the mid-east....well put yourself in the shoes of somebody controlling the suicide bombers (and it's a safe bet they are controlled). This is ignoring everything that led upto 9/11 and 9/11 itself.
You've just watched the US dismantle OBL's network (and perhaps OBL himself) half-way around the world. The US received an incredibly large amount of support. They are not "occupying" your land. They are not actively fighting your people. They can go damn near anywhere they please. They can dismantle the half-dozen countries that would give you refuge. The supply chain needed to setup suicide bombers in America would be easily cut off by the Americans and would be complex and too long.
You've got a country like Israel, where you can mingle with thousands upon thousands of people who support you in concentrated locations just a few miles away - if your discovered, the Israeli's would have to fight through a lot of innocent civilians as well as guilty. You've got an incredibly thin claim to the land, but a claim others outside of Israel support. You've got the world on your side. You can kill a few Israeli's here and a few there and not suffer at all. Your network is not going to be dismantled, because you can blend in so well.
Looking at it from a financial position, you get more bang for your buck in Israel.
Looking at it from an engineering standpoint, and keeping it simple, you have more chance of success in Israel.
Which target do you choose?