The possibility of Nuclear Terror changes the formula considerably, of course. The solution to terrorism lies in recognizing the psychology of Humiliation and Alienation and fixing those conditions.
The Administration is not aiming in that direction. It is pursuing the historic solution of war, when a cooperative world-wide police action is required. This lack of planning, leadership and wisdom will be the Bush legacy and the American albatross for the foreseeable future. This administration is using the same formula that felled the Johnson Adminstration in Vietnam.
Folly wears many stripes and appears again and again in history. Arrogance and ignorance are operating in Iraq as they did during Vietnam. So goes the rhythm of history, unlearned from, uncontrolled, battering the shores of humanity once more. The chart below (2005) can knock the limbs off any tree and blast away any trunk--while leaving the roots of terror unscathed.
We see nothing in the Bush Doctrine or the Neocon Agenda that indicates otherwise; nor is there any useful insight into possible solutions to the root problem of terror. War is not the right response to terrorism, though it was for Afghanistan. Terrorism is a problem that is symptomatic of deeper problems better dealt with elsewhere (Origins of Violence) on this website.
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Posted by RoadToPeace on Monday, August 22, 2005.
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