Italians bribing the Taleban causes troops to lose their lives

A recent news articles backs up what I’ve been saying for a while now which is that we’d see a lot less violence in places like Afghanistan, Iraq, and even here in the United States if we just raise the standard of living.

It turns out that the Italian intelligence service was bribing Taleban leaders to keep the peace. French troops not knowing this walked into an area being bribed without making a payment and were attacked. 10 French troops lost their lives.

It’s rare that well to do individuals turn to violent crime as they have more to lose. Taleban and Al-Qaeda leaders understand this and poach new members from the poorest of areas to do the grunt work.

It’s well understood that the majority of suicide bombings are for cash payouts meant for the bombers family. I’ve seen percentages range from 70 to 90 percent though it’s unclear how accurate those reports were. Regardless, I’m certain that the majority of bombings are for financial gain more so than religious fanaticism.

To stop or impede terrorism, we should be building up these countries economically. The ideology won’t go away but the leaders will have far fewer soldiers for their war.