Extreme force is being used by the terrorists. Extreme force is being used against the terrorists. Extreme force is, in either case, affecting a lot of innocent people who happen to get in the way.

NO ONE is negotiating here or appeasing anyone in this war of mutual terrorism, and calls by paranoid and ignorant people to get "tougher" with the terrorists are simply an indication that whoever issued such a call has little or no idea about what's actually going on already, which is total toughness, absolute ruthlessness, torture, murder, and extreme brutality on BOTH sides. There is no desire for appeasement or negotiation on either side of this idiotic struggle between 2 sets of fanatics who both think God is on their side.

One set is based in Washington D.C. and they wear business suits, the other set is based wherever the Islamic terror cells can hide out and find angry young men (and women) to do their killing for them.

Both keep the other one rolling full steam ahead. That's how a symbiotic relationship works, specially one based on violence.

There IS no solution to such a situation, because there is no real will on either side to find any solution...and neither side is going to run out of fighting men either. Not while there are idiots calling for those in charge to "get tougher".

You cannot end this thing through the cycle of vengeance.