Terrorists have failed in what is arguably al Qaida's most important objective - to trigger revolutions.
The central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities.
We still lack a global definition of terrorism.
The majority of the world's Muslims do not believe that terrorism is a legitimate strategy or that Islam is incompatible with democracy.
Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny.
It's important that we work very closely with moderate Muslim forces locally, nationally and internationally.