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Why are terrorists so cruel?
Because it is effective. They're intelligent enough to understand that it is impossible to destroy terrorism, or even damage it much at all, by fighting it face to face. But that is the predictable response from nation states - it is all nation states know how to do when it comes to war. What the terrorists recognize is that in attempting to defeat terrorism by means of military destruction, the nation states are simply throwing fuel onto the fire. That is the entire purpose of a terrorist: to create more terror around the world. It is a brilliant, yet obvious, strategy for full on revolution.
It would be nice and easy if it really were as simple as overpowering terrorists. However, just looking at Iraq (which had no significant terrorist connection, contrary to the desires of some people) you can see that it is impossible to walk into a country, kill 10,000+ civilians, label them as collateral damage, and then expect the people to cherish this strange concept of "democracy". It isn't going to work in Iraq, it won't work in Iran or Syria or Saudi Arabia (whenever we finally stop fooling ourselves into thinking Saudi Arabia is not the focal point of terrorism). But there's one thing it is guaranteed to accomplish: it will feed the fire of terrorism.
How best to get Western nation states to attempt to force their culture on the rest of the world? Commit heinous acts for which the perceived "best" response is one of revenge.
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