Matthew d’Ancona’s wish for increased military action against Isis militants is totally ill advised (Cameron has the power to order airstrikes. He should,16 November). It would certainly be used by Isis as a tool for recruitment. Killing activists of an organisation that willingly sends its assassins to commit suicide in carrying out their deadly task is not going to inhibit (restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent) its recruitment and training. It will simply prove the Isis point – as they see it. It is not an enemy as in any preceding war.
The west finds it difficult to understand how religion can have such a hold on individuals, and it may only be a minority of Muslims who will resort to terrorism for what they see as a holy objective. However, or they see the so-called Christian countries as degenerate and hazardous. For them Britain has a state church,clerics in parliament and state-supported religious schools. It also supports action against Muslims in Palestine, Iraq, and Libya,Afghanistan and, potentially, and Syria.
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Source: theguardian.com