Page 253 - A Call for a Turkish-Islamic Union

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

In international relations, precautionary defensive measures

by individual countries are usually received with a degree of
compassion. Of course, every country wants to defend its exis-
tence and future, and therefore develops strategies for this pur-
pose. However, this defensive approach should not allow unjus-
tifiable intervention into other nations' affairs. The most success-
ful and safest strategy for a country to adopt is one that seeks to

preserve peace and happiness. Peaceful strategies lead people to
prosperity and security, and every attempt to disrupt the peace
and prevailing order is very dangerous.
Within the American leadership, those who advocate pre-
emptive attacks are proposing a very risky strategy that far ex-

ceeds any country's legitimate rights of self-defense. According
to this flawed mentality, which is trying to prepare the ground
for all kinds of attacks, the assertion that "they might become a
threat in future" is the perfect excuse. However, turning to mili-
tary means alone to resolve disputes cannot succeed, as history
has shown over and over again.
According to this flawed logic, international relations de-

pend not upon law, but upon power. These people would like to
see America show off its power and clearly demonstrate to its op-
ponents that the nation is still going strong. The hawks believe,
mistakenly, that America can maintain its superior military
might only through war, and that therefore it must always be the

one to strike first. However, not all members of the American ad-
ministration share this dangerous attitude. From time to time, the
hawks gain the upper hand in American politics. However,
many bureaucrats as well as advisors advocate a measured and
peaceful policy.

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