According to popular folklore, killing more terrorists leads to more terrorism.
Yet terrorism itself may precipitate a rise in State terrorism e.g. Afghanistan and Iraq where several states are carrying out a legitimate form of terrorism in a vain attempt to "wipe out terrorism."
However, legislated terrorism is no better than the terrorism that led to 9/11.
With the two groups of terrorists nipped in the bud in Canada and the UK, so far Americans are breathing a sigh of relief, thinking, "Well, I'm glad we haven't found terrorists in the US of A."
Of course not. Given that America is the biggest State terrorist, it wouldn't look good to nip a terrorist plot in the bud.
Why?
It's more effective PR to catch 'em in friendly nations whilst spying on Arab-Americans and South Asians domestically whilst letting right-wing conservative blowhards complain about them in op-eds.
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