I don't think you truly can be rid of terrorists all together. You can squish the ones that are in power today, but you will never kill the thought process that leads up to the actions. So what if you kill Bin Laden? You don't think there's a few hundred young men that are chomping at the bit to fill his shoes?

I think the answer lies in tighter security within each country. Secure our borders (including those on the ocean), do background checks on everyone who buys a plane ticket -- whatever it takes. I'll subject myself to all the metal detectors and searches you've got if it means a safer flight or workday. I'll leave my fucking pocket knife at home. I'll take my ass to the airport four hours in advance if that's what it takes.

Killing Al Qaeda members won't fix the problem.
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Whatevs.