"Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of simple mindedness"
Put another way, one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.
All countries throughout the history of man have funded the introduction of certain leaders only later to fund their downfall. The US helped put Saddam in power and funded him greatly when he was waring with Iran. The US funded the Taliban and its predecessors when they were waring with Russia where both sides undertook tactics very similar to "terorists" today. The US funded "freedom fighters" in Central America during the 80's who undertook tactics very similar to "terrorists" today. As a President of the US once said, "He may be an SOB, but he is our SOB."
The fact is that all countries, clans, religous groups and other organized bodies since the beginning of time have funded these types of activities and will do so as long as it serves their current strategic, tactical or political position at the time. All of us will simply be labled a terrorist if you are on "their" side and a freedom fighter if you are on "our" side.
As a final observation, I am quite sure that the British could make an argument that the Continental Militias were in essence terrorists and undertook terrorist activities because many units did not think standing in a field facing british artillery and firepower was such a great tactic. Naturally, the founding fathers would argue otherwise.......I think it is pretty difficult for any objective person not to accept these are simply the facts of human behaivor.
I suspect it simply depends upon which shoe you are standing in.......in either event, war is usually profitable for someone.