The economy is in crisis and wall streets market experts link the worst debacle in American and indeed world history to a multitude of factors, but no one factors in the real toll that terrorism has put on American and indeed World markets.
Indeed, how could we not see this coming when shortly after September 11, 2001, we immediately started seeing not only increased security at airports but increased prices for air travel, which, along with higher oil prices led to consolidation of the airlines with Delta airlines declaring bankruptcy not once but twice since 2001.
Some reports even realized the symbolic significance of the attack on the world trade center which was a major financial center in New York-their attack on America was two fold: first by bringing random acts terrorism to American shores and trying to cripple the American economy.
The cost of this increased security combined with the foolishness of dividing our fronts in the middle east and invading Iraq at the cost of 20 billion/month for the last 5 years led to this unprecedented budged deficit which indeed may lead to a world wide recession or God forbid a world wide depression which could last for several years.
It is time for the world to hold countries responsible for the acts of their citizens.
If Muslim countries do not wish to incur the wrath of all peace loving nations of the world then it is their responsibility to police and control the extreme elements of their population.
The world will soon wake up and no longer be fooled into believing that these extremist can only exist with a population that tacitly supports their ideology and should be held accountable for their actions for this reason.
Citizens of the World Unite!