When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said, "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
If the death of innocents is wrong in New York or Washington, just give me one reason why it is not in Afghanistan.
External circumstances such as poverty and a sense of grievance and injustice can fill people with resentment and despair to the point of desperation.