Oh Come on ... it's all very simple!!!

Submitted by NG (United States), Aug 2, 2005 at 18:10

For heaven's sake. Why make something very simple all that complicated!?!?

All the "educated" muslims in this thread of comments have clearly cited the intended meaning of Jihad being the pure internal struggle and all that! I buy it. That's what it was intended for. But in reality, the concept is easily misinterpretted and spread by politicians and others who want to gain power to the starving, poor and disillusioned people; making them wage "holy" wars in whatever way they can.

Take simple examples. There is the oppression of the palestinians by the hands of Israelies. The muslim arab world is pissed. They want to take it out on someone. US interferes and backs Israel. So US is a target. It's so easy for someone like Bin Laden to rally un-educated, disillusioned, angry and economically backwards muslims and give them a purpose in life which makes them feel they are doing something of importance in life. The purpose being to fight back against those who support the oppressed muslims. Ofcourse the only way to do that is not by direct war but by indirect means ... hence terrorism!

Take India. A disputed, largely muslim state (Kashmir) is under India. That pisses Pakistan off. And they want to get it back. Well after losing two wars against India, Pakistan resorts to the easier technique. What do they do ... use Islamic Jihad as an instrument of terror to try to "liberate" Kashmir!

Take US's war against Iraq!! Millions dead. Mostly muslim. Bush's comment of "oops, I thought they had nukes" definitely doesn't help!!!! The entire western world is guilty by association. What do you suppose is going to happen!? No single country is going to wage a war against the western world!!! The angry muslims who want to act against injustice ... are going to take the simplest way out! Go towards terrorism!!!

It is just so easy to take a poor uneducated angry disillusioned muslim, and turn him into a terrorist! Such people look for a meaning a purpose in life. Nothing sparks those feelings better than religion! And frankly, Islam just happens to be the flavour of this century. It could have been any religion! The ingredients are simple! Poverty, Discontent and Anger.

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