[Law is not justice but process]

The Nazis tried that with the Partisans in Yugoslavia and the French Resistance: kill ten of theirs if they get one of yours. It didn't discourage the Partisans or Resisters, but steeled their resolve.

It truly saddens me to say this, but I think it is not a battle of deterrence. Nations are deterred, not movements like Al Quaeida. It is a battle of extermination. It will end when all the enemy are killed or imprisoned.

I do not share the view that the only good Muslim is a dead one. I have known many Muslims who are good people in every sense of the word. And ultimately, it is the good Muslims who must fight the battle. We can only encourage and try to empower the good Muslims to take on and defeat the bad ones.

It is a battle for the soul of Islam. If the good does not win, we may well have to kill them all or be killed. We are not at that point yet, and may the Good Lord preserve us from ever getting there.

[SunnySide]

"And ultimately, it is the good Muslims who must fight the battle. "

Yeah well, how come we hear absolutely nothing from those so called "good" muslims then? In my book of true equality there is no such thing as a good muslim since their backward misogynys religion OPRESSES women...HELLO!

[WHBates]

I agree with your overall ideas. But they really only understand strength. Maybe it's a religious thing?