Well. Exactly. Though as I understand it they consider killing the Americans a mistake.

Anyway my point wasn't that they're happy friendly people. They're just the sort of warband of dirty bastards that foreign powers have been using as pawns for ages. If they were on our side the US probably wouldn't have a problem backing them subtly.

I guess it's that I feel the "terrorist oraganization" label is getting overused. When you slap it on everybody who kidnaps someone for ransom or deals some drugs or diamonds to fund themselves it diminishes what it means compared to the real terrorists out there who are looking to commit mass murder of civilians.