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A CALL FOR A TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION

This state of war, which will drag the world into pain and

destruction, will rock the world order and deeply affect the peo-
ple in the region and mankind as a whole. As we pointed out ear-
lier, America and all other nations have the right to protect their
national interests and to take precautions against situations en-
dangering their security. But like all nations, America, as the only
superpower, must use this right on the basis of ensuring world
order and peace. The national security strategies of all countries,
especially America, must comply with international law in order
to prevent arbitrary actions. Also, when issues like terrorism

threaten world security, multilateral cooperation and interna-
tional alliances increase the probability of peace. Reducing ten-
sion and resolving conflict by supporting moderate and democ-
ratic forces, instead of trying to suppress violence with violence,
must become the way forward. If we want to make the twenty-
first century one in which all people's prosperity and security are
guaranteed, all leaders must drop any ambition of creating a

world order in which only the strong rule and have rights by
means of continuous warfare.
Both America and other Western nations, as well as all
Muslim nations, want potential threats to world peace to be elim-
inated, wish for economic stability, call for the strengthening of
democratic regimes, demand an end to human rights abuses,
seek to end all forms of tyranny over people's lives, and seek a
better quality of life and an equal share of world's rich natural re-
sources. Some strategists portray Muslims as the intended tar-

gets, which, in addition to affronting the entire Islamic world, is
an equally dangerous and flawed strategy. People who interpret
religion wrongfully are susceptible to myths and false beliefs and
become extremists by moving against the grain of religion. Such

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