The only solution: propaganda (Score 1)

You fight them, they'll become more resolved and fight back. You ignore them, they'll want to grab attention 9/11 style. You woud'nt want to lift their living standards by investing trillions into their countries. Hell No. The only way to go is to strike them where it hurts the most. What they are most afraid of. Culture. If you bombard their media with images from the 'good ol western life' it'd eat their fanaticism alive. The young being most vulnurable. "Hell, the country where blonds run on beaches, were you can have food two times a day, own a house, car, telephone must be heaven on earth! and here they'r all dressed in black and I dont have squat" ->> I love america! This would entail stiff resistance from the older lot who's mindset cannot change, but ultimately economics and vision of a better life would prevail and gradually attitudes would change.