Everything in our lives we have had a hand in creating. What we think, feel and believe deep inside becomes real in
physical world.Take for example war in Iraq.
Cases of kidnapping and car bombings have skyrocketed in recent months. Despite best efforts of our armed forces and appointment of Iraq's Interim Government, situation on ground is rife with violence and terrorism.
Rightly or wrongly, justification for war was based on two things. First of all that Saddam was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction that posed a threat to our security, and second, that former Iraqi regime had links with al-Qaida.
Last week, commission investigating reasons behind attacks of September 11 dismissed idea that Saddam Hussein was involved. President Bush quickly countered that there have indeed been "contacts between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida."
With US election looming, no doubt these arguments will continue.
Whether or not you believe case for war in Iraq was justified, there is something much more profound going on that hasn't really been talked about.
The attacks of September 11 brutally reminded us of threat posed by terrorists. Of course a certain level of fear is useful in fight against terrorism.
On other hand, our *fear* had a large part to play in *creating* a situation of terrorism, where before it may not have existed.
It was our fear that led us to into war in Iraq.
