Being the sole super power probably the US should work devising a peaceful approach for containing terrorism

Question

It has been a proven fact that violent measures provide temporary relief and not a lasting solution. Being so should some willing sections of American public be not encouraged to devise and work for peaceful means to prevail on the forces of international terrorism . That is very hard and difficult but cann't be impossible.

Answer 1

Dear friends,

Do you know this talk and over exercises about terrorism has helped it grow more. In recent times, society has become more open and governments too have become more open in comparison to olden days. If you look at between the periods from 1940s - 1990s, governments weren't so much outgoing on such issues. They would make a secret plot or plan and execute it. But IRAQi invasion has changed the face  and style of American Government's functioning. That had an overall avalanche effect elsewhere.

Too much propoganda should be stopped first. The real threat is governments not the terrorists. The more they advertise terrorism the more young minds would start searching why the h**l governments are so afraid, and what these (terrorists) guys are doing? Then many young muslims might end up as terrorists. I guess that is what has happened in the recent UK Airport terror plot.

Two young doctors, whose family background seems to be so good and conducive for a moderate life style externally and strict religious life style inside has gone out because of this over popularity.

Yes therefore, moderation is required on the governments' propoganda, approach, and means to control such otherwise underworld activities. And moreover, this is too sensitive an issue as it involves people's faith and emotions. They are not killing some body who is unfaithful to a belief system instead those who are too much faithful to some precepts and tenets of a worlds' biggest religion. Islam is perhaps the second most followed religion in this world. So popularity needs to be taken in to account while handling this. Because may be few groups are terrorists but 75% are moderate followers of Islam and of which 50% are struggling for a morsel in the Eastern World down there in Asian countries.

Do not forget these working class always are bound to be more emotional. That is what has happened in countries like Indonesia.

Answer 2

well, since the terrorists want one thing; a world side caliphate, and if they don't get it, will continue killing infidels, I don't think talking is gonna do much good.

The only good Islamofacist is a dead Islamofacist.

Answer 3

what the h**l do you think we are doing in Iraq???

Answer 4

Tell ya what, you talk OBL and Zawahari to sit down at the negotiations table, with reasonable desire to talk and work this little thing out about them wanting to kill all the infidels as well as any muslim that doesn't agree with them, and I'll put you in for the Nobel Peace Prize!

Until then, take a look at my blog to realize why that will never happen:

http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-DfkctJU7d...

No politics.  Just the groundtruth from a combat veteran that has been there.

Answer 5

How do you tell people their belief system is wrong when that's what they've known for years?  Terrorism is an ideology.  It's not something tangible that CAN be fully controlled.

Answer 6

I agree. We used welfare and other government handouts to keep the blacks quiet in the inner city and it worked pretty good. Remember the riots and burning? Maybe if we gave welfare and food stamps to the terrorists we could enslave them too. That is much more peaceful than fighting all the time.

Answer 7

Terrorism is the new enemy of the modern world. We have heard and seen them killed innocent civilians,they kill in random, even babies. The question is " what can we do as ordinary citizens help in combating terrorism"

Answer 8

We tried that approach all through the 90's.

It failed.

Answer 9

the door swings both ways. We want peace, the people we are fighting don't. It's as easy at that. We play legal, they don't.  It's hard to win when you are fighting weak cheaters. There is no way. Peace through superior fire power

Answer 10

Ask the citizens of Hiroshima about that.  They would tell you from the grave force works.  You can't reason with people who's sole purpose in life is to now kill you.  But I have a idea close to yours.  We shoudl be working on the moderates in these terrorist regions and making overtures to them so that a new generation of terrorists doesn't crop up.