<your suggestions have no practical use>
That's the way you, (and I'll admit, the clear majority of Americans) see things, because you equate "not killing" with "doing nothing". In fact, there are a broad range of measures which could be taken, and would be far more effective than killing. But Americans dismiss them out of hand, and ridicule them as wimpy/sissy/grouphug/pacifist. We dismiss them, because we are a nation with a deeply violent culture, that systematically rejects (in practice, although we mouth the slogans constantly) everything Christ said. We simply don't know any other way to respond, than EyeForAnEye (or 10 eyes, or 100...).
The rejection of peace is so profound, I'm afraid the Crusaders will stay in charge, and keep ramping up the cycle of violence, until both sides are using nuclear weapons. Maybe then, maybe, we'll start asking ourselves, "Why isn't this working? Why, no matter how many we kill, are there still more enemies? Why aren't we safe yet?"
As a nation, we have conducted ourselves, so huge numbers of people hate us, and wish to harm us. Look at any public opinion poll, of any nation (other than the U.S. or Israel). We have far fewer friends today, and far more enemies, than on 9/11. The Jihadists are winning, because of our counter-productive methods. City by city, block by block, our enemies are re-conquering Iraq and Afghanistan, enlarging the no-go areas for our troops. Iran (and N. Korea), and eventually every Muslim nation, will have nukes, and the American militarist's methods have totally failed at stopping it. In Saudi Arabia, Westerners are being forced to live in fortified compounds; soon, it won't be safe for any Westerners to be in any Muslim nation, without an escort of armoured vehicles.
So, we, as a nation, are building a prison for ourselves. At great expense, we surround ourselves with walls (physical and mental). We huddle fearfully behind these walls, occasionally lashing out randomly at the Others outside. The Israelization of America. This is where the "realists" are taking us.
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