Surely it's only terrorism if he or she is doing it to gain a political goal?

i feel, as a young adult in the this country, that my views of terrorism have been shaped to the idea of a senseless act of anything that causes mass hysteria and a national bonding is known as terrorism. its almost gotten to the point where i welcome acts of 'terror' because it seems to be the only moments when this country can get together and make decisions or really act.

enough untouched oil in alaska to run our country for many many years and were worried about the effects any actions in the middle east will have on our economy. i think that, unfortunately, it takes loss of life before anything gets done, and that saddens me.