Though there had been acts of terrorism before it, 9/11 compelled the world community to act. Let us look at what it brought. It brought an expenditure of billions of dollars on security. It brought two wars which snowballed into a massive economic crisis for America. It brought stringent measures like making people remove shoes before boarding flights, a ban on carrying liquids while flying and random profiling of people. After having gone through ten years of all this, we must take stock of how effective the war on terror has been. Of course, these measures have had an impact in enhancing safety. However, we have to introspect – are they enough to eliminate terrorism? An emphatic 'no'! That needs a shift in education.
What is the root cause of terrorism?Read more:http://www.artofliving.org/world-without-violence-towards-peace-post-911-world
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