Taking things a step further...

Just as a response to some private email I received on my post below "Interesting Questions."

Western governments, or at least the citizens of western governments, have every right to eliminate the threat to themselves coming from Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups, as quickly and efficiently as possible. The fact that Arab peoples in general have legitimate grievances does not change this. My only point is that a successful end to Middle Eastern problems will only come when we in the west start acting consistently according to and towards our highest ideals.