"They just hate us for our values."
And that is the stupidly blinkered view that will continue to fill body bags.
The history of our attitude to the poorer nation of the world is one of exploitation and predatory greed - and one of hating people for their values and attempting to "civilise" them - the end of the Empires have not changed that one iota
Dealing with Isis is short termism - in needs to be tackled but so does our own exploitive and racist policies
We all have to take responsibility for what is happening otherwise it will continue to happen.
"What did Belgium ever do abroad to make them a target?"
The world we have helped create has been divided into "them and us" sections - the Arab Spring might have helped narrow the gap but it was "us" who dropped that ball and continued to be part of the exploitation of "them"
"But surely if perpetrators are captured, they must be punished? "
Of course they must Sen, that's a domestic duty for all countries to tackle, but that punishment or blame must never be extended to all Muslims as it is being at present.
I agree with DMcG to a point but "weakness" smacks a little too much of the Thatcherist cure-all.
We have to sort out the legacies of our own history before we will put things right
I go along totally with Corbyn on this one
Jim Carroll