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opinion:
our view
Religion
isn't the issue
The awful terrorist attack that took place on Sept. 11 is still
fresh on our minds, as the nation has began to rally in support
of our country's leader, President Bush.
It may not be the most politically correct thing to do, it is
important to examine how Bush is handling the attacks and how
he plans to curb the possibility of something like this ever
happening again.
First, Bush has handled the situation well. Let's realize he
has no other choice but to move slowly and patiently before
retaliating.
The truth is, Osama bin Laden is not the leader of Afghanistan,
he is simply a terrorist who leads a group that could be compared
to militia groups prevalent in the United States.
Keeping this in mind, Bush's advisors realize that our war is
not with Afghanistan, but with a group of people who view America
as the devil and their fight as a holy war.
By jumping to conclusions and bombing Afghanistan, Bush realizes
that he may have the start of World War III on his hands, if
countries like Pakistan and China -- who both have nuclear weapons
and shaky relations with the United States -- disagree with
our tactics and can somehow be coerced into helping bin Laden
and his supporters.
So Bush's handling of this crisis is common sense, given to
him by his aides that know better than to make rash decisions.
Remember, he is the spawn of the man who said, "We'll kick
Saddam Hussein's ass," during the start of the Gulf War.
At times Bush has made some questionable comments and has relied
on the use of religion to bring this country together.
Large numbers of Americans are again finding their religious
roots. Let's not forget that the terrorists suspected of last
week's attacks are fighting a holy war. Bush is only polarizing
our differences by calling on his Christian beliefs.
In the United States there is a separation of church and state.
What this separation does is prevent a holy war like what is
going on in Israel today.
But Bush either does not realize or care that he is doing this,
possibly making list of enemies even longer, by making it seem
that we are a mostly Christian nation fighting in the name of
our religion.
This is furthest from the truth. What the American people want
is to fight for our democracy and our general well-being. We
don't want to worry about going to work or walking down the
street and having some type of terrorist attack kill more people.
What Bush needs to do is maintain some of that cool level-headed
speechmaking made immediately following the attack and stop
jangling his spurs the way that he has since.
By proclaiming that bin Laden is wanted dead or alive, he is
continually giving reasons for other radical Islamic groups
to hate the United States by giving the appearance that we hate
their religious beliefs.
Bush needs to remember that our war is not with a country or
a religion, but with one wealthy man who has amassed a large
group of terrorists willing to die to become martyrs for their
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