[thisiskubrick]

What you write is true, however..
Isn't it smarter to get the peaceful Muslims on our side, and get them to help us flush out the crazy/radical Muslims? I mean, uh, we won't exactly be able to base troops in Saudi Arabia if we bomb Mecca.

[MarineDad]

Agreed - it would be much, much better to do so in order to minimize the bloodshed that is, unfortunately, inevitable in this war. But I personally have grave doubts about being able to do it in the way you've described. And in the final analysis, this menace must be destroyed, one way or another. We must be careful to keep ALL our options open.

[putupon]

Isn't it smarter to get the peaceful Muslims on our side, and get them to help us flush out the crazy/radical Muslims?

Yeah, right. If they were willing to help, they would have done so by now. They will not ally with an infidel against another muslim no matter what, unless the other muslim attacks them directly as Iraq did Kuwait. Any time they say they are against what their errant cousins did on 9-11, they qualify it with "but we must look at why they attacked the US" and give money to the nearest mullah, who sends a portion to Al Queda, Hamas, or some other jihadist organization.

I mean, uh, we won't exactly be able to base troops in Saudi Arabia if we bomb Mecca.

We can base troops anywhere we please, whenever we please because we have the power to do so. Better yet, just destroy all terrorist nations. Lay them to waste and forget about any nation building in the aftermath. Any friendly government we establish will only be temporary. We won't need need troops there until they rebuild in 75-100 years. If they act up again, then our grandchildren can repeat the destruction. If they are wandering the desert armed only with rocks, they won't be able to bother civilized nations.