You hold that Islamist terrorists must necessarily have the (vaguely defined by you) motive of "provoking the US", when most Islamist attackers on the U.S. have

You hold that Islamist terrorists must necessarily have the (vaguely defined by you) motive of "provoking the US", when most Islamist attackers on the U.S. have consistently cited a particular political motive? [1] And yes, it would have been great if the U.S. government had treated "terrorism" as the law enforcement issue it is rather than starting convenient[2] wars. I recommend President of the CCR Michael Ratner's 2004 book "Guantanamo: What the World Should Know" for early treatment of the things being discussed in the comments here. [1] http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/apr/24/boston-terrorism-motives-us-violence http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/apr/24/boston-... [2] http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/mar/18/david-frum-iraq-war-oil http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/mar/18/david-f...