NameCourse NameAffiliationInstructor`s Name1 June 2011OutlineTOC o "1-3" h z u Introduction PAGEREF _Toc294742465 h 2The War on Terror PAGEREF _Toc294742466 h 2Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc294742467 h 4Works Cited PAGEREF _Toc294742468 h 6IntroductionCivil disobedience seems to be the order of the day this year. From the riots in Tunisia that spread like wildfire to Egypt, Libya and Jordan CITATION Joh082 l 1033 (Bradley), the entire structure of Monarchy and autocratic rule seems to have been shaken to its core. While many philosophers have written about the topic and many such as Madden and Hare CITATION Par10 l 1033 (Parker) have justified it in some scenario, this paper seeks to understand the cases in which civil disobedience can yield positive results.From our point of view, being US residents, the US system of laws and regulations is contrite and is self-balancing as it includes a system of checks and balances that generally do not allow for the public to be wronged as has been the case in countries where democracy is in its initial phases and there is rampant corruption. Furthermore, the American system is unlike that of autocracies, where power was consolidated in the hands of one ruler.In our case, civil disobedience is needed in matters of foreign affairs. While there have been many protests against the war on terror, nothing concrete has been done in order to voice people`s opinions against the issue, and this paper seeks to recommend just this.The War on TerrorThe War on Terror has been based on the premise of Enlightenment, which is an ethnocentric ideology, stating that one race is superior to all, and that this particular race has been given the authority to guide other people towards the right way. After the attacks on America, the country`s leadership entered a realm of Paranoia, attacking whichever country ...