War on Terror Makes Us Less Safe

England, Indonesia, Israel, Russia and Spain have all suffered a terrorist attack since the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center in the United States. And yet, not one of these countries have declared a “War on Terror” as a Result. Apparently, American administrations enjoy using the concept of a “war” because we have had a “War on Aids,” a “War on Drugs,” a “War on Poverty” and now a so-called “War on Terror which the administration says will last for our lifetime. Of course, the so-called “War on Terror” serves a number of purposes for the Bush Administration. It enables it to listen to our telephone calls, check on which books we have borrowed from our libraries, monitor our Google inquiries, and accuse critics of “undermining the war effort.” Regrettably, the Bush administrations so-called “War on Terror” has actually made Americans less safe because it has prevented the development of a comprehensive cooperative international strategy to understand the roots of terrorism and to confront terrorists with all of the economic, military, and political resources available to the civilized world.

DR. HAROLD A. CLARK, Ph.D.

Egg Harbor Township

Letter published in Press of Atlantic City, February 23, 2006