Terrorism is Doublethink

The recent act of terrorism in Boston highlights the Doublethink of the terrorists but you will never hear about it in the mainstream media.  The terrorist organizations use guerilla warfare techniques to fight against an enemy they can never defeat.  Conventional warfare would be a lost cause against the United States so the terrorists try to inflict some physical casualties and psychological damage.  Unfortunately, terrorism actually has increased the resolve of the United States to defeat the terrorists.  While they have certainly inflicted a certain degree of existential damage to the citizens of the United States, the terrorists are nowhere near anything that could be called a victory.  The state of Israel has been under nearly constant terrorist attack for nearly 65 years and is solidly viable.  So, the terrorists cannot win, and yet they persist.  Much like the United States, having a perpetual enemy and a perpetual war keeps the people in power in power. The energy and money spent on terrorism, converted to education and industry, would actually give Islamic extremists more influence over the policies of the United States, much in the way China has leveraged its economic prowess.  But that would cause a change in the power structure.  It is far better to keep waging a war that will never be won.