Are we losing the battle against terrorism?

Are we losing the battle against terrorism?
I think yes we are losing the battle and not only India but all the civil society is losing this battle. US which is spearheading the fight against terrorism is the main reason for this. We lost the battle on the very day when we called this inhuman acts as Islamic terrorism when there was nothing Islamic about it. Instead of showing that Islam is against any form of terrorism we have given these acts religious sanction by calling them Islamic. the whole war was made to look as a fight between Christianity and Islam. The choice of words by Mr. Bush are very significant here. He described his military action as crusade against Islamic terrorism. Terrorist have been able to take benefit from all these. They have successfully positioned themselves as savior of Islam and as someone who are fighting against Christianity crusade. This has helped them to get unlimited supply of funds and recruits. Young Muslims have been attracted to Osama Bin Laden for they see him as a hero and savior of Islam. US has not helped itself by starting a war against Iraq. While many people including many Muslims agreed with their actions in Afghanistan, they could not understand the logic of attacking Iraq. US lost many Muslim supporters by attacking Iraq and widened the gulf between Islam and Christianity. Today average Muslim thinks that Islam is in danger and every Muslim is being threaten by a world power USA. This insecurity is feeding terrorism. If we want to win the war against terrorism then this insecurity should be removed.
What can be done to reverse this trend?
Though we are losing the battle but we haven't lost it yet. A lot can be done to reverse this trend. First good news is Mr Bush is leaving. I have absolutely nothing against him actually I like him for improving ties with India. But the matter of fact is that Muslims world wide do not trust him and nothing can be achieved without trust. Many steps can be taken to win back trust of Muslims. New American president should travel to Middle East, talk about friendship and progress. He or She could also visit religious places in Middle East like Mecca(if that is allowed) to show the Muslims that he/she respects their religion. Israel and Palestinian problem is the major reason for this mis-trust. I know solving this problem is easier said than done. But efforts should be made to project this problem as a local problem between government of Israel and Palestinian and not a problem between Muslims and Jews. Terrorist have exploited this problem to generate support for their cause.
It is very important for everyone to understand the war against terrorism will not be won with guns and bombs but by propaganda. You cannot possibly kill all the Muslims and until this mistrust is there there will always be someone to challenge the might of USA. So the only way to win it is by proper propaganda. This is where we are losing the battle. Many Madrassas and Mosques are used for this purpose. In every locality there is someone who is helping these terrorists in their propaganda. If we really want to defeat them than we need a propaganda of our own. There is a need to tell Muslims what these terrorists are doing? First of all we have to remove any misconception that Islam sanctions any form of terrorism. The only way these terrorist tried to justify their actions is by saying that they are fighting against the aggression of the west. This is there soft spot for they are killing women and children who cannot be touched under any circumstance according to Islam. Here I would like to ask everyone one question. How many of you will join army of your country if you would find out that your countrymen are being killed, raped and tourtured by someone? I think most of us will. But how many of you will join it if you find out that your army is killing children, women and innocent people? I for one will never join it. This is exactly what is happening here. Terrorist are able to show that the are the victims. Their friends and family members are getting killed and hence they are able to get the sympathy and help of so many but in reality the case is exactly opposite and this is what we have to show everyone. If we are able to do this terrorism will lose its popular support and will die of its own without a single bullet being fired.
I was extremely happy when when Darul Uloom at Deoband condemned terrorism and called it Un-Islamic and issued a ftwa against it. It is a great beginning all we have to do is to make sure that this is not the isolated case and many such things should happen to remove any misconception in the minds of Muslims that this terrorism has sanction from Islam.