Mumbai and the War on Terror

The Mumbai terrorist attacks that broke out this week show why now, more than ever, the war on terror is being fought. While I disagree with the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the war in Afghanistan and the willingness of radical Islamist to murder innocent people in the name of religion prove that the war against terrorism is needed. Islam is a peaceful religion and I respect their tradition; however, I will never understand how believers can murder innocent people in the name of Islam. The terrorist attacks in Mumbai are targeting westerners, yet they have indiscriminately killed hundreds of Indians as well. It appears that the Indian police and army are working hard to end the violence and the last holdouts of the attacks, but shows how simple it is for these terror cells to strike in developing countries. While India blames their neighbors for harboring these terrorist, how has India helped to end the war on terror. Apparently not much except for political in fighting and blaming Pakistan for their problems. The war on terror should involve all countries that stand against terrorism; however, many nations are not willing to place their troops in combat situations in order to protect political power at home. Hopefully these nations will not find themselves in the middle of terror attack such as 9/11, the bombings in Spain (who pulled out of the war on terror), the tube bombings in London, or the attacks in Mumbai because these nations know more than others that terrorist will stop at nothing to see the end of western culture. And while we westerns have our flaws, we do not intentionally murder innocent civilians (at least I hope). The men who have carried out these terrorist attacks are not martyrs as they believe, but traitors to Islam.