Are Efforts to Reduce Terrorism Successful?
Are Efforts to Reduce Terrorism Successful? | A War on Terrorism Is Futile
Michael Massing is the author of The Fix, a critical study of the war on drugs. His work has also appeared in the Nation and on Alternet. He is the former executive editor ofColumbia Journalism Review.
If the war on terrorism is modeled on the war on drugs—a continual battle against an elusive and changing enemy—it will be an ongoing failure. A military response to terrorism will only create more terrorism. Targeting specific terrorists is also not a permanent solution, as more will simply spring up to replace those removed. Instead of a war...
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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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