My Plan to End Religious Terror and Violence and Achieve Lasting Peace by SW

In order to end religious terror and violence we must all work together. There is no way that it can be done by just one country or one religion. It has to be a worldwide project. We must all compromise and put the past behind us. If religion has taught us anything, it should have taught us to forgive and forget and do what is best for the followers.
However, we can not have plans that are one sided only for example; “In September of 2002, the US announced its new official policy regarding security called the National Security Strategy (NSS). This strategy came to be known as the “Bush Doctrine.” In this new policy, the US will use “pre-emption” against a possible enemy, in other words, attacking before being attacked. In this new policy the US does not have to be attacked or even have proof of a threat. It just has to believe there is a threat and then attack. In this policy, the US does not have to go to the United Nations to try and resolve the conflict or threat peacefully. This new policy of “pre-emption” was tested when the US attacked Iraq in 2003.” A Plan like this will get us no where, as we are experiencing currently.
On the other hand Israeli - Palestinian have a plan to end their violence. They are proposing “A two state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will only be achieved through an end to violence and terrorism, when the Palestinian people have a leadership acting decisively against terror and willing and able to build a practicing democracy based on tolerance and liberty, and through Israel's readiness to do what is necessary for a democratic Palestinian state to be established, and a clear, unambiguous acceptance by both parties of the goal of a negotiated settlement as described below. The Quartet will assist and facilitate implementation of the plan, starting in Phase I, including direct discussions between the parties as required. The plan establishes a realistic timeline for implementation. However, as a performance-based plan, progress will require and depend upon the good faith efforts of the parties, and their compliance with each of the obligations outlined below. Should the parties perform their obligations rapidly, progress within and through the phases may come sooner than indicated in the plan. Non-compliance with obligations will impede progress. http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=18053. This plan seems more realistic than the Bush Doctrine. The Israeli – Palestinian want to make things work, and are not just trying to get rid of the problem on a temporary basis. It seems to me that there are pros and cons to every plan devised, but there should always be hope that one will work.
After examining these two ideas to end violence and promote peace my plan is as follows. First I think we need to remove our troops from overseas, they are not doing any good over there. I feel that they are only antagonizing those that we should be making peace with. I know that Bush sent them over there to prove that we will not stand for being harmed by other countries, but it is time for them to come home. There is no need for this “Cosmic War.” Second step would be a change of government. We live in a Democracy and we should be proving to other countries that they should as well. We need someone in charge who is willing to protect us, but also willing to solve the problem. Nothing is going to get solved by continually bombing the Iraqis and killing off their people. If anything it is only making them angrier with us. We need to show the other countries that we are willing to make changes if they are willing as well. We as people do not want to live in constant chaos. Third step would be to join together. If we all join together and devise a plan that everyone is willing to agree on then we could stop all of this nonsense. Before that is done we must prove that we are trustworthy and willing to do this one hundred percent. Proving to be peaceful, trusting and willing to work on the problem should create peace among all the countries that are at bay.
If these steps are taken I feel that there might be a good chance that we could turn things around. If those suggestions don’t work then we could always turn to J’s five scenarios (pgs. 236-246). Although I do not feel that four and five will do anything, we could always use one, two and three. Scenario number one would be my first choice; “forceful eradication of the terrorist.” This way we can take care of the problem with one step. Many Americans feel that we should just take them all out and that would solve many of the world’s problems. I do not totally disagree with that, I feel that it should be done in a more peaceful manner, but we have to do whatever works, but peace should always be the first choice. “Cracking down” would also be helpful in the plan to rid the world of this violence. Cracking down proves that we are still willing to work on being peaceful, but they must agree to do the same. Scenarios one, two and three should not be the way the world works, but it seems to have come to that point.
There has to be a way to regain peace and end the violence throughout the world. It should not come down to who has the bigger weapons, more money or bigger militaries. It should be a matter of keeping our people safe and happy, but the world has lost sight of that, and unfortunately some religions are using their following as a justification for the violence. As we have learned in class this is not a new thing. It has been going on for years. As the world’s technology advance, so should the thinking of the world’s people, and now is the time. We should be focused on living happily and safely. There is no reason to blame the religions for this dysfunctional world we are living in. We should be looking at the parts of the religions that promote peace not war, and if we are not willing to do that, then we must be willing to live in a violent society forever.