Appeasement is not the answer. Overwhelming military force against the worng target isn't either.
We have a huge legacy of knowledge on the specific topic oif changing people's minds. We spend millions, billions on it. You telling me all that PR skill, all that media mastery, all that ad-mania knowhow, isn't good enough to bring the population of Iraq into alignment with democratic ideals?
And if there is a small percentage of rabid insatiable murderous types, what would handle it is excellent intelligence ont he ground and refined surgical operations -- preferably enabling locals to do their own work.