Are Efforts to Reduce Terrorism Successful?
Are Efforts to Reduce Terrorism Successful? | America’s Dependence on Foreign Oil Is Undermining Efforts to Reduce Terrorism
Gar Smith is editor of the Edge, Environmental News from the Brink. He writes regularly about political and environmental issues.
The United States is the main target of global terrorism because its dependence on foreign oil forces it to maintain a resented presence around the world. Anti-American sentiment (a lead cause of terrorism) is fanned when America supports corrupt dictatorships in order to have access to oil. Additionally, because America buys oil from many countries that have ties to terrorism, Americans’ own dollars end up lining the...
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Table of Contents
- America Is Winning the War on Terrorism
- America Is Losing the War on Terrorism
- A War on Terrorism Is Futile
- Expanded Law Enforcement Powers Have Reduced Terrorism
- Expanded Law Enforcement Powers Violate Civil Liberties
- Preemptive War Reduces Terrorism
- Preemptive War Does Not Reduce Terrorism
- Military Might Is the Best Way to Reduce Terrorism
- Intelligence Gathering Is the Best Way to Reduce Terrorism
- Racial Profiling Reduces Terrorism
- Racial Profiling Does Not Reduce Terrorism
- Immigration Must Be Restricted to Reduce Terrorism
- Restricting Immigration Does Not Reduce Terrorism
- Efforts to Make Air Travel Safe from Terrorists Have Failed
- America’s Dependence on Foreign Oil Is Undermining Efforts to Reduce Terrorism
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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