I agree that the slow, deliberate approach against terrorism will work the best, with the heavy lifting being done by lots of intelligence footwork followed by arrests and/or captures, possibly combined with precise, limited military attacks on specific targets like nuclear reactors, labs, or training camps. This won't make a lot of headlines, but it will be most effective.

I must admit I share your concern about the eventual direction of the European Union, particularly the German influence, although I'm not too concerned about them becoming a major economic threat. And hey, if they do become hugely successful, the immigrants from the Eastern hemisphere will pour into THEIR countries instead of ours (a lot of them already are).