Quote from CaptainObvious:
Let me give you a little schooling. Every time we twist and contort oursleves in an effort to somehow excuse, find sensible reason or logic to explain their actions, we lose. You see, each one of these attacks on us that go unchecked, no matter how small is another victory for them. Each one is a skirmish, a firefight. Winning firefights and skirmishs matter. Right now they are inflicting a good deal of damage while taking no casulties themselves. This will embolden the enemy. When 100 go over the wall unscathed, 100 more will follow. Still no price to pay, hundreds more will follow. Right now they're throwing rocks. A rock is a weapon. You think they're only throwing rocks because they're not serious? They're only throwing rocks because it's the only weapon at hand. Rocks will become small arms. Small arms will lead to RPG's and motors. That will lead to larger weaponry still. We've seen it time and again. Until we start inflicting heavy casualties on our enemy, they will grow in confidence. I know of what I speak. So when we see a thousand radicals in the street our view should be, our view must be, that is a target rich environment. We must bring the pain. To do otherwise will cost us dearly.
I agree with this