Dealing with Terrorists

Ralph Peters, who writes about matters military for the New York Post, about the dangers of trying to cut deals with religious extremists:

Fired by visions of serving an angry god, the terrorists are sure that they're bound to win, that all those of weaker belief will fall before them. Nothing short of death will make them quit.

Death is a relatively straightforward prescription for dealing with terrorists. Do modern governments have the will to carry it out? The article is worth your time.