Actions Have Consequences

• Paris/San Bernadino happened because of ISIS.
• ISIS arose because Iraq was invaded.
• Iraq was invaded because of 9/11.
• 9/11 happened because of U.S. missile strikes on Bin Laden’s HQ, see White House daily brief, Wikipedia.
• The missile strikes happened because two embassies in Africa were bombed.
• See the above link for why the embassies were bombed.
• etc.

You may quibble about this causality and ascribe extra causes; nevertheless, the point is that each reaction continues the chain. To break the chain, stop the reactions.

If you are Christian, consider these precepts:

• Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the LORD. (Romans 12:19)
• But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also. (Matthew 5:39)