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Originally Posted by Charlatan
I read an editorial the other day that I found really touched on just what I think is wrong with our appraoch to terrorism in the west. I wanted to share it with you.
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I was amazed when I read this because it was so very close to what I have been thinking for quite sometime.
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I agree with much of what was said, excepting the last 4 paragrapghs or so.
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Having a "war on terrorism" is just as effective as "a war on drugs". In other words not effective at all. I see the main stumbling block to taking the approach of policing, education and anti-poverty as suggested above is that it doesn't come off looking like much is being done in the initial stages. It is a long term approach. Unfortunately politicians tend to shy away from this type of thinking. They would rather talk hard and carry a big stick (that they aren't afraid to use).
I fear that until we adjust our thinking that nothing will change.
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They are not inherently ineffective, they are ineffective due to the lack of will to do what would be necessary to combat them.