U.S. Must Increase Foreign Aid to Win Over Hearts and Minds

Why does the United States endure the wrath terrorist forces like Al Qaeda?

Various reasons have been presented, from unjust wars and invasions to suspicious alliances. However the most obvious reason eludes us. The United States has the most and gives the least, and when they do rarely are their no strings attached. Were the United States to increase it’s global humanitarian aid spending, attempting to reduce world poverty, this would lead to a dramatic favorable attitude towards the United States and would halt terrorism drastically. Many terrorists who are recruited by organizations like Al Qaeda are easily susceptible to extremist ideology, citing the United States’ materialistic culture which poses a threat to Islamic countries in the eyes of the terrorists. Materialism and lust for wealth are two fundamental sins in Islam and are strictly forbidden. Many participants in suicide bombings are actually well off and not stricken by poverty , however as long as the United States continues it’s generally money driven lifestyle based upon material gains and power, and continues to slight the world’s poor population, than Al Qaeda will be left with a precedent to continue it’s preaching against the United States.