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At the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, America’s key international allies in the war on terror have delivered addresses to the general body criticizing the U.S.’s approach. These heads of state observe that the U.S.’s over-emphasis on military solutions to the current problems in the region — at the expense of employing political, diplomatic, and intelligence efforts — has created more insecurity and spawned more extremism. Here are a few examples:

Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai:

Military action in Afghanistan alone, therefore, will not deliver our shared goal of eliminating terrorism.

Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf:

Across the Muslim world, old conflicts and new campaigns of military intervention have spawned a deep sense of desperation and injustice. Each new battleground involving an Islamic state has served as a new breeding ground for extremists and terrorists. Indiscriminate bombings, civilian casualties, torture, human rights abuses, racial slurs and discrimination only add to the challenge of defeating terrorism.

Jordan’s King Abdullah:

There can be no just global order when aggression and occupation are permitted to take the place of international law.

Neocons:

“We need to invade Iran!”

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