We are all determined to fight terrorism and to do our utmost to banish it from the face of the earth. But the force we use to fight it should always be proportional and focused on the actual terrorists. We cannot and must not fight them by using their own methods - by inflicting indiscriminate violence and terror on innocent civilians, including children.
Terrorism is a unique form of crime.
Terrorist acts often contain elements of warfare, politics and propaganda. For security reasons and due to lack of popular support, terrorist organizations are usually small, making detection and infiltration difficult. Although the goals of terrorists are sometimes shared by wider constituencies, their methods are generally abhorred. While the issues behind terrorism are usually national or regional, the impact of terrorist campaigns is often international. Domestic terrorism often has spill-over effects into other countries and linkages with foreign terrorist groups are not uncommon.