GUEST SPEAKER: So in the end, I would
like to conclude it like this, that there
is no military solution to the terrorism.
However, with a well thought out, limited,
and accurately executed action, could
fulfill the short-term goals.
A more comprehensive and a policy-oriented approach
is essential to address this problem.
There is a need to understand why
the public opinion in the Muslim countries
is against United States.
It's important to note that majority of the people,
though they are not supportive of US policies,
but they are not for the terrorism.
So particularly in the Middle East, their policy--
largely people criticize this policy,
but they are not supporting terrorists at large.
There are very few who support terrorism against US.
And another thing I would like to point out
is that it is certainly not the democracy and freedom most
of the people over here thinks.
That it's democracy and freedom, which they don't like about US.
It's certainly other things they are worried about.
And this need to reach out to the public
instead of just focusing on their rulers, which
are not democratic setup.
So there's a difference between the rulers in the Muslim word
and the general public.