You see, terrorism is not a disease you can eradicate by killing all the sick (even then, it would have been questionable to do so). It is a method used by the weak against the strong, rebels against a state, etc. It is cowardly at times, painful, and unfair. However, it is just a method - states have armies of soldiers, dissident groups fighting them have terrorists (or "freedom fighters", depending on your perspective). As such, you cannot stamp out terrorism, unless you know of a way to make sure nobody will ever disagree with, and rebel to, their government or to yours.
Exactly...why do so many people buy into the idea that some people are willing to blow themselves up just because!
There is a solution to this. And the solution has been clear all along. It just doesn't sit well with the nature of a hard-liner. Find out the root causes of terrorism and provide an alternate non-violent method for the majority of terrorists/freedom-fighters to present their case and marginalize the rest. If they believe that a democratic path to their goal exists, they will prefer that over suicide.
jmo
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