I just don't get the thought process behind it.

I get that they are at war with the West and all that nonsense but what do they think they achieve by these sorts of bombings?

I mean they could kill 20 people on a daily basis and they wouldn't get anywhere near winning this "war" that they have waged against the world.

If it is solely to cause fear then they ain't going to win either, I can't see Old Trafford being three quarters empty out of fear of a bomb any time soon, and even if it did get to that point what would they have achieved?*

These attacks (and I'm in no way trying to play down how terrible they are) feel very much like a Jack Russell yapping at the heels of a lion.