I wish that were so. Even after a Beslan-type attack here we'd hear more about "terrorists hijacking a peaceful religion." I'm all for nuking Mecca in any event, as I think this is the only way to show these nutjobs we are serious about them stopping this crap. But, after what I have witnessed over the past few years I doubt there would be any resolve beyond a bit of rhetoric.
Exactly, the Russians have the capability to nuke Mecca, or at least Grozny. If they didn't do it after such a provocation, and Russians are very emotional about their kids, we sure as heck wouldn't do it either... although you never know, you can push a Cowboy only so far and then ...
But by God, I predict people WILL take the law into their own hands if government fails in its duty to protect them, as "the people" ultimately have an absolute right and obligation to do in the face of governmental inaction and ineptitude.
One of the things I think we should be encouraging kids to do perhaps is to do what comes naturally to them; namely, explore their immediate surroundings and, in general, be curious about things, maybe even a little mischievous.
It's inconceivable to me that anyone could've successfully "hidden" weapons near the schools I went to and not been found out. Especially at nearby construction sites! Are you kidding? We combed every square inch of such sites after the workers went home, poked our noses into every nook and cranny, pried open doors, swung on ropes, crawled over every piece of equipment, looked under, around and within every interesting object on the site. If there had been weapons, we would've found them. Of course, we WERE trespassing, perhaps even causing some minor damage here and there . . . But better that than Beslan.