There is no war on terrorism!

[Yerda]

Thought you folks might find this article interesting.

The so-called global war on terrorism does not exist, a high-ranking army officer has declared in a speech that challenges the conventional political wisdom. In a frank speech, Brigadier Justin Kelly dismissed several of the central tenets of the Iraq war and the war on terrorism, saying the "war" part is all about politics and terrorism is merely a tactic.

Full article.

 

[Pah]

Not really in disagreement with the good General but...

Brigadier Kelly said modern war could be defined as "conflict, using violent and non-violent means, between multiple actors and influences, competing for control over the perceptions, behaviour and allegiances of human population groups".

He said he found it interesting that "if you take out violence out of the first line, it's a description of politics".

I see quite a bit "give no quarter" in today's politics with malicious destruction of character being the violence.

 

[Samloyal23]

Terrorism is not an "ism", it is just a methodology, a choice of strategy. You cannot fight terrorism any more than you can defeat "tanks" or "trench warfare" or "ambushes"...