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5 pages in length. Key to Rashid's (2001) paragraph at the close of book is its dogged assertion that if left unaddressed, the situation as it existed in 2000 would continue to escalate global tensions and create an even greater domino effect as an inherent consequence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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escalate global tensions and create an even greater domino effect as an inherent consequence. "But if the war in Afghanistan continues to be ignored...we can only expect the worst...The
stakes are extremely high" (Rashid, 2001, p. PG). William H. Swatos, Jr., author of Globalization and Religious Fundamentalism, supports Rashids (2001) observations by
contending how the global resurgence of religion that occurred in the 1970s served to be a platform for fundamentalist interpretation with regard to religious scriptures. This reawakening, he asserts,
has been instrumental in a significant distortion of traditional religious interpretation and the very foundation of such uncivilized behavior as found with the Taliban. As religion has become globalized
over the past three decades, it has taken on a decidedly different fa?ade: that of what is contrary to all it has represented in the past. "This claim is
never made, of course, by fundamentalists themselves, but it is easily documented by historical surveys of the faith traditions they claim to represent" (Swatos, 2001, p. 287).
While there may be myriad pros to the United States military action against Afghanistan in 2001, one of the most significant cons, according to critics, is
President Bushs imperialist implication. Since the events of October 11th, President Bushs Imperialist approach has become that much more apparent due to the fact that his decisions have appeared
to blatantly override congressional authority; however, it is important to remember that despite what the constituency realizes, Congress is the very entity that empowered him with this political influence.
"So Dear President Bush, do you really want to combat international terrorism or is this yet another inhumane display of machismo to get your message across?" (Rahman, 2001, p. PG).
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