Does YOU Remember...?

The War on Terror 
 
Paul Craig Roberts, former editor of The Wall Street Journal and Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury, wrote a very blunt article about the war on terror on Counterpunch, "America's Best Political Newspaper." Roberts' intended audience is the American people as a whole because, according to him, many of us are quite ignorant when it comes to the war on terror. When I was younger I remember asking my mom if she thought there would be a war in my lifetime and at the time she thought absolutely not, but here we are ten years later and counting going around in circles. Paul Roberts launches his article with several valid points about the war on terror that the majority of society is unaware of. He claims, "Does anyone remember that just prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the U.S. government declared victory over the Taliban in Afghanistan?" Did the United States have the opportunity to end this "war on terror" and instead found another issue to only further escalate it? His facts certainly raise some questions for the American people. According to Roberts, "The U.S. government creates terrorists by invading Muslim countries, wrecking infrastructure and killing vast numbers of civilians." The point Roberts is a attempting to make is, naturally these actions would cause a rise out of any given country and is mostly blaming the United States for our countries current position. He goes on to state that, "Most Americans cannot see what is happening because of their conditioning. Most Americans believe that their government is the best on earth, that it is morally motivated to help others and to do good..." Roberts wants you to think how much truth is actually in the positive perception so many naive citizens have of our government.

Over all, Paul Roberts' article is a bit cynical yet he speaks the truth and provides readers with many facts about the war on terror that we have been fighting for years.