&gt; If men, armed with guns and explosives, kill scores of civilians and injure hundreds more in the name of a particular ideology what are we supposed to actually do?<p>Like an invading army?<p>Reminds of the Iraqi expat I met, who made a burger for me. He asked where I came from; I&#x27;m from the US. He clenched as he quietly strangled out how Bush crushed Iraq.<p>Always bizarre to see how oblivious &quot;my people&quot; and our sympathizers are, like the racist, cartoonish &quot;Islamist&quot; in our heads. We&#x27;re fundamentalists indoctrinated in state ideologies like capitalism and imperialism. I mean, what do people think it&#x27;d be like if the reigning global superpower (let&#x27;s pretend China) sent legions of uniformed killers, bombs and drones across the world at us?<p>(Come to think of it, a common theme in literature where catastrophe ends the US government, is fascist militias carving up the country... No surprise where ISIS came from.)