War Of Ideas

I just got forwarded a great Reason post from a couple of weeks ago. It's almost tautological to say that our victory in this war depends upon the right side winning in the ongoing Muslim civil war. Here's evidence that they can win:

Reporter James Brandon adds that, "Some freed militants were so transformed that they led the army to hidden weapons caches and offered the Yemeni security services advice on tackling Islamic militancy. A spectacular success came in 2002 when Abu Ali al Harithi, Al Qaeda's top commander in Yemen, was assassinated by a US air-strike following a tip-off from one of Hitar's reformed militants."

Compare the long-term effectiveness of this strategy to say, killing lots of people.