The methods used by the US government to apprehend and kill Osama Bin Laden confirms my view that that is better to use subtlety, intelligence and brave specialised forces to defeat terrorism than to go in with all bombs and guns blazing.
I have also been of the view that the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan have been counter-productive as many moderate Muslims have felt victimised by the bombing of innocents civilians even if it was not intentional. And many activists might have been driven into the arms of terrorists from that perceived victimisation.
I do not believe in the death penalty. It would be better to apprehend terrorists alive and put them on trial for murder where they have killed people, then we might find out what motivated them.
We need to find a political solution to the problems of the Middle East rather than both sides using the failed approach of continuous death and retaliation.
In the words of Winston Churchill "to jaw jaw is better than to war war."
I welcome Barak Obama's more measured and intelligent approach even if the perceived results are a longer time coming.
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