A Simple Rule

[Thumpalumpacus]

Add to this the fact of people losing loved ones to bombs or knowng someone who did and you get that deadly mixture of personal loss, patriotism and feelings of revenge that can be so easily exploited when someone gives them a cause.

I have to say, that's an argument I'm making for the last decade whenever some of these discussions crop up. Everyone should try to reflect on how they would feel when being under attack, when losing either their livelihood or relatives or in many cases both. One doesn't simply wake up one morning and says, hey, it's a good day to become a suicide bomber. There's a process involved and to look at that process is vital.

And the corollary to this is that seeking to explain is not seeking to excuse. Too many people miss that point.