Causes of the War on Terror

Jihad, Islamic terrorism, Fundamentalism

It is hard to grasp the idea that something so holy and pure could cause so much death and destruction. Religious perceptions and values have resulted in terrorist activity. From the oppression of religious beliefs stems the formation of terrorist sects that carry out acts of terror against pro-western nations. The terrorist that the United States mainly focus on are the groups in the Middle East. The Islamic revolutionary regime in Iran has inspired groups of Islamic extreme fundamentalists. These fundamentalists are ready to wage Jihad against their enemies. Jihad is the Muslim form of warfare that focuses on a persons inner struggle. This type of force is supposed to be used to improve one’s self or society. With the west influencing much of the world it seems as though people in the Muslim community feel oppressed and will carry out Jihad in the name of their GOD, to purify “their world”. Each sect has a state sponsor which helps to fund and support the terrorist activity. The main sponsors of terrorism are Iran, Syria, Iraq and Libya. However, terrorism goes beyond groups and state sponsors. Their exists freelance groups that do not act under a sponsor or political organization. They carry out their terrorist activities for their own reasons, all inspired by the Islamic fundamentalists movement. The sole aim of terrorism is to eliminate the threat of western influence and to set up Islamic republics in the place of pro-western Arab nations. In order to battle this kind of evil we must deeply focus on the causes and try to eliminate the problem from the ground up. To one person crashing a plane into the world trade centers would be devastating to another person it would be the accomplishment of a life-time. Our world must have taken a drastic turn if someone can rationalize the killing of thousands of innocent people. Islamic extreme fundamentalism stemmed from the Islamic regime in Iran. The leader of terrorism would seem to be Osama bin Ladin. The...
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