With the recent spate of terrorist murders, I am simply amazed at the stupidity of the terrorists, and their leaders/handlers. If they wish to instill respect for their faith, instilling fear does not result in respect, it results in fear and loathing, if not outright hate. It does not advance their faith and culture, it makes them seem evil, barbaric and murderous. Their public displays of cruelty and murder will not sway governments, (who frankly have other things to consider) the people in those countries will demand justice and or revenge, not peace. The hidden backers of such groups have their own motives, the Saudis and the other gulf states are afraid of democracy and modernism, it threatens their power and wealth, so some of their elites fund many of these groups. The terrorist idea of becoming 'heroes' by attracting US and other 'outside' enemies, is a bad gamble, if they anger enough countries, they will truly reap the whirlwind.