Iraq is only part of the terrorism problem in the Middle East

When will people realize that when they pay "protection" money (or ransom in the case of the Italians) to terrorists they are funding future attacks. Here is a news item about the country of Qatar paying millions of dollars to Al-Qaeda to ensure they would be further down the hit list. Qatar is putatively an ally of the United States. However, how long does your ally fund your enemy before they are regarded as an enemy.

Feed the beast and it grows. Starve the beast and it dies. A terror organization runs on easy cash flow. They do not create and sell a product. They only exist as long as people are dumb enough to give them funds.

H/T to In The Bullpen for the link.