Page 261 - A Call for a Turkish-Islamic Union

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

conducive to internal and mutual communal conflict develops.

Accordingly, the two world wars were evils brought about by ir-
religious ideologies. The First World War caused devastation
from Europe to the Middle East and killed more than 10 million
people, while the Second World War, which, like the first, had no
valid justification, ended in horrific bloodshed costing 55 million
deaths. The survivors witnessed levels of cruelty rarely seen in
history, and millions of innocent people perished in concentra-

tion camps.
However, these two world wars and the resulting devasta-
tion still have not convinced many people just how terrible a dis-
aster war actually is. The Second World War did not end conflict
and war; instead, new ones broke out all over the world, killing

continued, and the political ambitions of the few killed millions
of people, crippled untold thousands, destroyed entire cities, and
devastated whole nations. Wars have also caused serious psy-
chological damage to the survivors and damaged the spiritual
well-being of an entire generation. Wars produced people who
experience anxiety attacks, shake uncontrollably, and suffer from

sheer fear just by hearing the word "bomb" or seeing a uniform.
Some of them have remained schizophrenics for years because of
the terror they have witnessed, and others have failed to readapt
to society.
Those who believe that war can solve problems only have

faith in military solutions. Those who plan new wars, particu-
larly in the Middle East, must remember previous human
tragedies and abandon their dangerous plans. The cost of invad-
ing Iraq reveals another dimension to such affairs.

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