Bigger is not always better The philosopher Noam Chomsky once said these beautiful words: “Everyone is worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there's a really simple way: stop participating in it. “Why did Noam Chomsky once utter those rather happy words, which begged the question: Why has America's war on terrorism created more terrorism? Is the act of torture detrimental to America's efforts to derail the spread of terrorism America gathered one hundred and fifty innocent people to solicit them for information. “One hundred and fifty Afghan and/or Pakistani civilians were rounded up and sent to Guantanamo Bay to be tortured for information (Telegraph.co.uk).” American did not report capturing 150 innocent civilians, because he saw no reason to do so, “…Senior US commanders conclude that in dozens of cases there is “no recorded reason for the transfer” rather than the government American and high-ranking military officers knew they had acquired innocent foreigners, and that's why on "...More than 700 Guantánamo detainees (Telegraph.co.uk.)." sent to Guantanamo Bay for questioning. According to Terry E. Arnolds, former number two counterterrorism official at the US State Department, writes about how torture is the exact reciprocal of what Americans are trying to do to reduce terrorism in the Middle East, “It increases the risk. There is a school of thought that this is about deterrence. But I don't believe it. If people's complaints multiply, there will be more terrorism. For example, military attacks in Iraq increase terrorism. If you alleviate people's complaints, you...middle of paper...affect Americans and their allies in the country of Afghanistan more than any year before 2001 combined (GlobalResearch.co.uk)." Here's another graph which shows the speed of terrorism not on a global scale, but in a much more susceptible area That is the Middle East. The best way to end terrorism is not to be involved in terrorism, or as Chomsky once said not to participate in it. engagement of terrorists. If there is truly a way to end the spread of terrorism, it is not by torturing, attacking drones and fighting with boots on the ground, or by sending one country's military forces across the world, to sit in a point and be stationed there. The war on terrorism is a war in itself, in the sense that terrorism will always be a problem. America has the tools, money and resources to end the war on terrorism to try using another aspect to do it.