A_Wanderer
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On the WoT Bush Says
Now I was wondering what people think about the context of this quote and if it is true.
I would argue that a literal war on terrorism isn't winnable, you can never defeat terrorism outright. It is a means of operation, people can always use violence against civilians for political ends. This is not defeatist by any means, terrorism cannot be ended through millitary action alone but it can be reduced if countires stay ever vigilant and keep fighting it. We cannot let our guard down, they (and I mean Islamofascists, even if the term is unpallatable to you I make no apologies, I find political Islam a despotic system that robs individuality and has no place in a peacefull world - human rights must triumph over opressive superstition and power structures) will not stop coming until their system reigns supreme or all of humanity can enjoy the peace of the grave.
A war on political Islam however would be winnable, it is not fought with armies but with intelligence, ideas and economics. By all means exert strong power in suitiable situations to catalyze the change you desire but any millitary action must be there to furthur the broader aims. Think of the Marshall plan and then modify it to transform the Arab world (which to be fair is the major center for Islamist terrorism, in regards to funding and ideology, remove that continuous flow then sattelite groups in SE Asia may find a significantly diminished operational capacity) from centers of violence and instability to pluralist liberal democracies. Such a thing is achievable, it will take decades of structured policy and action but it can be done. Everybody in the world must have the right to live freely, until that is acheived the potential for massive annihilation is a threat, albeit not the most reciognized one.
Peace is guaranteed through liberty, when the world is free all of humanity can move forward together and united.
I don't think you can win it,'
But I think you can create conditions so that the - those who use terror as a tool - are less acceptable in parts of the world
Now I was wondering what people think about the context of this quote and if it is true.
I would argue that a literal war on terrorism isn't winnable, you can never defeat terrorism outright. It is a means of operation, people can always use violence against civilians for political ends. This is not defeatist by any means, terrorism cannot be ended through millitary action alone but it can be reduced if countires stay ever vigilant and keep fighting it. We cannot let our guard down, they (and I mean Islamofascists, even if the term is unpallatable to you I make no apologies, I find political Islam a despotic system that robs individuality and has no place in a peacefull world - human rights must triumph over opressive superstition and power structures) will not stop coming until their system reigns supreme or all of humanity can enjoy the peace of the grave.
A war on political Islam however would be winnable, it is not fought with armies but with intelligence, ideas and economics. By all means exert strong power in suitiable situations to catalyze the change you desire but any millitary action must be there to furthur the broader aims. Think of the Marshall plan and then modify it to transform the Arab world (which to be fair is the major center for Islamist terrorism, in regards to funding and ideology, remove that continuous flow then sattelite groups in SE Asia may find a significantly diminished operational capacity) from centers of violence and instability to pluralist liberal democracies. Such a thing is achievable, it will take decades of structured policy and action but it can be done. Everybody in the world must have the right to live freely, until that is acheived the potential for massive annihilation is a threat, albeit not the most reciognized one.
Peace is guaranteed through liberty, when the world is free all of humanity can move forward together and united.