Originally Posted by AVoiceOfReason

I tend to agree that the folks that are being schooled by the terrorists as young children are brainwashed and the only way to ultimately get a handle on this is to have the education changed. Unfortunately, those in charge of the school teaching hate and terror aren't going to hand over the keys to the academies without a fight. I think that's part of the overall plan in Iraq and Afghanistan, isn't it? Get the schools in the hands of someone that isn't looney. If the local governments of Saudi, Libya, Iran, Syria, etc. can get control of the problem, great--and our willingness to do it if they won't is going to be a prime motivator for them to do so.