The War on Terror

About the Book

A war on terror. The concept is frightening all by itself. It invokes visions of a world in chaos being swallowed by a creeping darkness. War is the breakdown of order: Chaos. Terror is the face of evil: Darkness. The question that arises is: How can we utilize the chaos of war to destroy the darkness of terror. As a general rule, chaos is a tool of evil and only serves to make it stronger. Is this the course of our "War on Terror"? Are we going to help terrorists by our very efforts to fight them OR will we use the tools of our enemy to achieve victory?

Everyday since September 11th there have been many different experts and politicians debating where our War on Terror was headed and what has been and should be done. The problem is that while many of them may be fully informed about the specifics of what they are talking about, almost none of them seemed to be informed about the foundations of the problem. It is no wonder that most of their "solutions" are vague and offer no definite end to the world´s problems with terror. In contrast, most of their criticisms are extremely specific and fail to take in the larger plan. Since many experts are unwilling or unable to look at the larger picture, they often wind up confusing many of us with opinions that are based on a large amount of true information but are put forward from a skewed perspective.

Most Americans are not experts on International Terrorism, International Law, Israel/Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Sudan, etc.; therefore, most people base their opinions on what they learn from experts. This has resulted in a great deal of confusion among the American people, politicians, and even journalists. This book was written to present the basic foundations and concepts of our War on Terror in a clear and balanced manner. After the complex interactions of even the basics of our War on Terror are understood, then it becomes much easier to gauge our progress and see where we should be headed.

To understand how to fight terrorism, we need to focus on the root problems and issues and ignore the surface complexities. Who are the terrorists? Why are they terrorists? Who supports them? Why are they supported? How can we make progress hunting for terrorists in other countries? Why would foreign countries help us? Why would foreign countries help terrorists? What part does religion play? How do we perceive our progress? How do others perceive our progress? How can the American people help/hurt? How can Congress help/hurt? How can the rest of the world help or hurt us in our War on Terror? What is the definition of winning a War on Terror? What is the definition of losing?

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