The war is over?

Two contrasting editorials today. HAARETZ.com seriously contemplates the notion that terrorism might be on the way out;

“We may be seeing a turning point of sorts, perhaps a part of the beginning of the end of the era of world terrorism”
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/878837.html

Then, in USA Today we learn that people are getting used to living with terrorism and it isn’t going to end anytime soon;

“Al-Qaeda leaders have made no secret of their desire to obtain weapons of mass destruction. And the fact that some of those involved in the recent bombing attempts were medical doctors shows how the terrorist cause continues to attract people with advanced technical skills”
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2007/07/post-6.html

Obviously terrorism isn’t going to end until friendly nations and individuals join in the war to defeat these people. And it isn’t a new thing, I remember the terrorist attacks back in the 70s vividly; same perpetrators.