Trumped Up Wars!

Any observer of the silence by Muslim leaders on the rise of terrorism around the globe will not be surprised about the recent wave of nationalism around the globe. A great example is the Brexit experiment with Britain pulling out of the European Union. Here in the United States, Donald Trump has risen to power, as flawed a candidate as he was by promising Americans that we are under siege by radical jihadist and only he can save and protect us. The list will continue to grow. There is ample example in history that people will trade their liberties for the promise of security. The onus is on all good Muslims to reject extremism and scream at the top of their lungs that they reject the mayhem and innocent killings of civilians around the world in the name of their religion. Al quada, Boko haram, and the Islamic State are some of the top of the list that have made our world very scary. These and so many others claim to be professing or protecting the Islamic faith. Sooner or later, someone was bound to take the bait by these groups and push our world into a religious war.

This is why the Executive Order issued by President Trump is worrisome. The way and many that this order is being executed gives me pause if this is the best strategy to meet the challenge that this wave of terrorism poses. During the campaign Mr. Trump canvassed a total ban of all Muslims from entering the United States and there is something to be said that the rash and haphazard execution and chaos that have ensured portends that this tactics was more of a fulfillment of a campaign promise and almost little to do with actual security for the nation. Even administration officials concede that this ban and the rushed implementation is not based on any actual intelligence of a threat. Americans value their security and we want our leaders to be doing everything possible to keep us safe. But we also expect any and all policies along this line to be well thought out, and more especially must not be policies that make us even less safe. The goal of the global jihadists is to upset the current world order and cause a religious war of Muslims against Christians. This Executive order targets all Muslims from these Countries irrespective of their ideology and or believe and is bound to anger the majority of people of that faith who in fact abhors the tactics of terrorist groups as much as we do.

The American way does not target people based on their religion and to ignore the fact that we have law abiding Muslims who are fighting against terrorists in our Military uniforms, and so many others contributing to the peace and security of our nation is very naive. This order is very suspect not only because of what the President promised and campaigned for but also because it defies tact and the sensitivity that policies like this deserves. I also fear that this government will be bogged down with this Trumped Up war on terrorism at this level and distract our intelligence and other security officials from the actual duty of acting on actionable intelligence and threats to our Nations Security. I saw a sturdy today that show that no single American have been killed in any of the Countries that are the targets of this Executive Order. It is also very doubtful that this Law will pass the smell of our judicial systems and Courts of Law. So, if we get a lot of people riled up from around the world, if we make our service and security personnel who are working for the State and our military to wonder if they are viewed with suspicion by the head of our government we do no less than the bidding of terrorist groups by pitting ourselves against each other. A nation divided by a Trumped Up war will be shaken to the core. So help us God.

Charles Abiahu Esq.