why the war on terrorism is a Bad Idea

i found this really great article on why the "war on terrorism" is a Bad Idea. published on counterpunch a really excellent source for essays written by noted authors and intellectuals, i highly recommend the read:

So far, all military measures in the "war on terrorism" have strengthened the emerging archipelago of Islamist terrorist organizations. Weakening it requires taking away the political ground on which they stand. That ground is not the virtually nihilistic domestic political programs of these groups. It is their opposition to U.S. imperial control of the Islamic world, a grievance that most Muslims share.