Helping Each Other to Fight Islamism

Excellent analysis by Athena at Terrorism Unveiled.

Now is when US must help Arab governments and people truly wage a very public battle on Islamist terrorism throughout the media channels in the Arab world. What attracts attention? We must support monetarily and do all possible to help coordinate some of these protests. These type operations in WWII helped local populations repel Nazism. It's unfortunate that this type of support is viewed simplistically as "propaganda" and somehow "less than honest" because we're attempting to "influence" others. Of course we're trying to influence. Sadly, naysayers lose sight that this is welcome help for a cause that most reasonable people in Jordan would support. It's not some imperialistic nefarious scheme to steal Jordan's...oil. [There is none, by the way]. It is a plan, however, to stabilize, reform, and democratize the region. Compared to the other option, allowance of the status quo, US help benefits not only ourselves, but those living in the region. We must not divorce ourselves from current events, especially the effect the Iraq War has had in the Arab world, and we must not be blind to grievances.

The US government should have such a policy. Jordanians and the American don't agree on many topics but on destroying al Qaeda and its heinous clones, the two countries and its people should work as one.

Comments

[Kaafir]

Hi Murtad
I am of indian origins. I would like to know when a pakistani looses his religion what happens to his hate towards india? How different he remains from a secular indian?

[Isaac Schrödinger]

I didn't have any hateful feelings towards India, and that's still the case today. Even though I was fed anti-Indian propaganda as history, I couldn't bring myself to "hate" the country or its people.

I've grown up on Indian movies and music. I've met many Indians at my university and enjoyed a few Bollywood movies together. So, we get along without any tension.

Though, there is an occasion where I have a habit of being anti-Indian; any time there's an India vs. Pakistan cricket match. :)