True Justice and Peace — Page 23
23 says, “Out of the many examples of Western military campaigns in recent times, none has been more griev- ous or disastrous than NATO’s 2011 intervention in Libya, which only helped turn the country into a failed state. ” NATO’s intervention “ushered in crisis and cha- os as Libyan society promptly fragmented and broke down into the tribal, sectarian, and brutal internecine conflict that has turned a once-functioning state and society into a dystopia into which Islamic State (IS) has gained a foothold. . . ” he further writes that “There were no terrorist training camps in Libya prior to NATO’s military intervention. ” The West was not motivated by the desire to help effect democratic change, but to en- sure that the extensive and lucrative oil exploration and economic ties were forged. [16] Thus, this is a glimpse of the injustices carried out in the name of peace and justice. Similarly, many peo- ple have written extensively about the war in Iraq being wrong and on various other injustices. However, the teachings of Islam, which they criticise, in fact consider ‘ Adl [justice] as the most basic of virtuous deeds. ‘ Adl is not a great deed; rather, Islam considers it as the most basic form of a good deed, while they [the West] raise slogans of justice and equality and deem it as a great deed. If they were to adhere to this we may still say that