Guest opinion: Terrorism addressed
Our world is facing international terrorism movements like we have never seen before. With modern weaponry and other advances in all aspects of outreach, no nation is safe from attack. This is a fact. So what can we do? ITEM could be an answer.
ITEM is: “International Terrorism Elimination Movement.”
Internationally, the U.S. has engaged in most of the attempts to find, attack and eliminate these groups. Sadly, with little success.
We are not addressing the source of the problem. Our military involvements feed right into the terrorist movements needs and agendas. Their mantra is create chaos and civil strife. Iraq is a perfect example. And over here our politicians talk endlessly blaming this party, that party, this person, that person, arguing for this or that strategy and nothing gets accomplished. And, in my opinion, nothing will ever get accomplished in the way our nation has attempted to address terrorism. This is where ITEM comes in. ITEM identifies and addresses terrorism at its source.
ITEM can be effective because it is made up of a dedicated and equally involved international team of leaders in every essential field. This includes education, diplomacy, military, economics and religion. Tactics include infiltration of terrorist organizations; education of youth so essential to terrorist recruiting; achieving cooperation from leaders of nations harboring terrorist organizations; SEAL type military units capable of fast action when required; and a general effort at influencing and educating various factions within certain nations to begin to work together.
This international team of qualified people in their chosen fields develop and supervise programs designed for both short term crisis management as well as the longer range goals of dealing with terrorist groups at their source. These dangerous groups are thus identified and made impotent. The education of the young, the life-blood of these groups, is a very key part of ITEM.
Terrorism is an international problem. ITEM addresses terrorism at its source.
Bob McClellan
Polson