Of course, civilized countries should not give up the fight against extremist Islam because of the bloodshed in Iraq; but we must recognize that war, occupation, and forced submission to military power have merely caused mass humiliation and resentment among many ordinary Muslims – emotions that are then channeled into terrorist networks. Prime Minister Tony Blair can loudly proclaim that the London bombings of July last year are unrelated to Britain’s participation in the Iraq war, but the terrorists themselves, once arrested, said exactly the opposite.