text: can terrorism be justified no  matter how great the cause is?   terrorism is a point of view.. does that make it right? of course not.. but if you truly believe there was an evil nation that was going to destroy the world and you knew no other nation could stand up to it toe to toe, how would you fight back? from their mentality i can understand why they are terrorists even if i completely disagree with that mentality and their cause... and understanding that is why i say the war on terror can only be won threw changing people minds in ways other than force.. sure sometimes force is necessary.. but to use it all the time just makes them believe more strongly in their cause.. at some point diplomacy has to resume and a mental war has to be waged.