It doesn't. Those recruited to be terrorists are willing puppets in others' hands. Said others generally insulate themselves from teh cost of "action," and said puppets don't care about the cost, or, indeed, actively embrace it.
Ah, yes, but what about if you look at it from the perspective of states that accommodate terrorists in order to placate rebellion in their own countries?
So long as "plausible deniability" holds, said state actor still suffers no direct costs. Look at Saudi Arabia right now. We *think* they're helping and that those gun battles with terrorists are legit... so we haven't pounded them flat for their known exportation of violent Salafism.
Still not relevant. WELL worth looking at, but the context is strikingly different, imho.
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It doesn't. Those recruited to be terrorists are willing puppets in others' hands. Said others generally insulate themselves from teh cost of "action," and said puppets don't care about the cost, or, indeed, actively embrace it.
Ah, yes, but what about if you look at it from the perspective of states that accommodate terrorists in order to placate rebellion in their own countries?
So long as "plausible deniability" holds, said state actor still suffers no direct costs. Look at Saudi Arabia right now. We *think* they're helping and that those gun battles with terrorists are legit... so we haven't pounded them flat for their known exportation of violent Salafism.
Still not relevant. WELL worth looking at, but the context is strikingly different, imho.
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