yes you can eradicate terrorism, it will take a lot of work both politically and militarily. And I dont buy this Root Causes argument, That now the chickens have come home to roost. There are terrorists around that are just brainwashed angry young men, what did Japan do to deserve AUm SHinrikyo or the Japanese Red Army in the 70s for example. The Baader MeinHof gang the Symbionese Liberation army, ANd for that matter Abu Nidal where are they now. We even had a few in Canada, of course there was the FLQ but there was also Direct Action here in BC which blew up Hydro stations and other targets in the early 80s (hardly anyone hears about them now) To say that the US asked for it, lends legitimacy to what the terrorists did.