The real fight is not overseas, but in America and doesn't include ethnic discrimination, unfair treatment, and violation of human rights like it did after 9/11. I think we can all recall the hate crimes and unfair treatment towards Muslims in America after the tragic incident. In order to stop hate and terrorist acts we can't attack, discriminate, or even ignore foreigners or even "foreign-looking" Americans. We MUST welcome, communicate, and understand the unfamiliar if we are too move forward. It's the only way to destroy the negative perceptions of Americans: that we think we we're god, and we're better than everybody, that we are the world police, out there to take over your country and force our culture and belief system onto you because we are better, by the way we don't listen or care unless you have oil.
In my experience, there are times where I have felt un-American, like I didn't have a voice, that people looked at me differently. And if I were a terrorist intent on attacking a country that ostracized me for being Muslim, what would stop me? Feeling like I didn't belong or inclusion? And the answer is so obvious I'm not even going to spell it out. If you look at other attacks like Virginia Tech or bullying suicides, the extreme behavior is driven by isolation and non-acceptance. I urge all of you to get to know someone different that you hate or look down upon because you will be surprised and you will be a better person.
