Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I Speaking Tree Website I May 18, 2015The Iraq war, which began in March 2003, under the leadership of former President George Bush was perhaps the greatest war in history. It involved global resource and its cost was about three trillion dollars. The number of Iraqis killed in the conflict is over 500,000 and the number of US soldiers who died in the war is 4,486.The United States of America is said to be the superpower of the world. But, it failed to achieve the required results from its war. US President Barack Obama himself said in an interview with VICE News: "ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) is a direct outgrowth of Al Qaeda in Iraq that grew out of our invasion, which is an example of unintended consequences which is why we should generally aim before we shoot." (March 17, 2015) [Highlight1] Facing unintended consequences of one's actions is not only the case of the US, but it is the case of whole human history-both at the individual level and the national level. What is the reason for this? The reason is that both individuals and nations make a mistake, that is, whenever an issue comes before them, they become victim of their emotions. They are unable to adopt the realistic approach. This tendency is so common that it is hard to find an exception in this regard.A person who wants to save himself from "unintended consequences" should follow the proven formula of wisdom-Don't follow your emotions, adopt the realistic approach in every matter.
Related Articles
Soulveda
यह वह लोग हैं, जिनके पास शब्दों के भंडार का कभी समाप्त न होने वाला खज़ाना होता है, लेकिन यह शब्द मौलिकता से खाली होते हैं।
आप उनकी बातों को घंटों सुनते रहिए, लेकिन उनकी बातों में आप को कोई हिकमत (सूझबूझ) या…
Soulveda
जापान के लिए अमेरिकी लोग एक प्रकार से दुश्मन थे। दूसरी जंग-ए-अज़ीम (महायुद्ध) में अमेरिका ने जापान को शिकस्त दी थी। इस ऐतबार से होना यह चाहिए था कि जापानियों के दिल में अमेरिका के खिलाफ नफरत की आग भड़के, मगर…
Soulveda
प्रसिद्ध भारतीय वैज्ञानिक सीवी रमन (1888-1970) से एक बार किसी ने कहा था कि वैज्ञानिक खोजें आकस्मिक होतीं हैं। सीवी रमन का जवाब था, “हां, लेकिन ऐसे हादसे तभी होते हैं, जब ज़ेहन तैयार होता है।” सच यह है कि…
Soulveda
12 नवंबर, 2014 को प्रसारित ऑल इंडिया रेडियो इंटरव्यू में एक प्रसिद्ध अभिनेता से यह सवाल किया गया था- “आप वास्तविक जीवन में जो हैं, सेट पर उससे बिलकुल अलग हैं। आप ऐसी भूमिका निभाने में कैसे सफल होते हैं, जो…
Towards the end of his commentary on the verse of the Quran entitled “The Night Journey” or “The Children of Israel”, Ibn Kathir has related the following incident:
“An idolator heard the Prophet supplicating God by…
A term well-known to people in the textile industry is pre-treatment. Pre-treatment is the process which coarse cloth is put through so that it can be worked into a fine, finished product. Without pre-treatment, the…
