Parabellum:
Right now the security services are up against some very clever and very evil people, the security services have to think on the run and may well require to be innovative and non conforming, it doesn't matter, what ever it takes to keep the peace and save lives as well as preserve your precious freedom has to be acceptable.
That is the trouble Parabellum;
who says that the security services are up against some very clever and very evil people????
Why the security services of course, that is the nub of the problem. They have a vested interest in its continuation.
From my almost totally uninformed perspective:
1) A Lot of Muslim angst would disappear if we stopped dropping bombs and firing missiles at civilians in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
2) More Angst would vanish if we pursued a more even handed policy in the Middle East in regard to the Israel/Palestine issue.
Bear in mind that these jihadis believe their cause is just and they are true patriots. I'll believe "evil" when I see a credible terrorist attack aimed at "world Domination".
To put that another way, I think most of our problems are of our own making.
I've travelled in the largest Muslim country - Indonesia - 200 million people for Thirty years and apart from a bit of sectarian barstardry in Bali and Sulawesi, I've seen nothing but happy people, liberated women and good beer.