I think it's more than just being right. You can be right and not fight for it, and nothing will change.
It's fear that drives war and murder. Fear of being wrong, fear of being made a fool and fear of getting into trouble. As a wise little green man said, fear leads to anger.
The US "fights" terrorists and people like Bin Laden because they are scared of looking like idiots. They are scared of being randomly bombed, and they fear their "liberties will be destroyed" or whatever. It's not a suprise though. Over the last few decades the western machine has run on fear: fear in government, on the streets, in the advertisements, in schools, everywhere.
Fighting has nothing to do with being right. It's purely because certain factions are scared of being wrong, so they fight back with all of their fear and hatred.
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