Do you think we're winning or losing the war on terror?

Question

It's my personal belief that we're losing because terrorism is an even bigger threat now then it's ever been.

In case you're wondering, I'm a military brat. Both my father and step father as well as numerous other relatives either have served or are serving in the armed forces. And to the person who asked when was the last time we were attacked, why don't you ask that to the Iraqi people who suffer through daily terrorist attacks as a result of this useless Iraq war.

Answer 1

It's not the type of war that can be "won". The war is really just a recognition that hundreds of mostly unconnected groups share a desire to harm our nation through attacks on non-military targets. We can stop hundreds of attacks and the one we miss will be the event that makes everyone think we are vulnerable and unprotected. Our governments focus on the subject has made everyone aware of the violence perpetrated worldwide by terrorists. It may have increased slightly or coalesced in the middle east but it's always been there.

I do give our government credit for shifting the battleground from our land to the other side of the world. I do believe that the Islamic terrorists who hurt us so badly on 9/11 would have preferred to keep the battle in U S cities instead of their homelands.

Answer 2

Terror is a verb, you can not win a war against a verb. This was a propoganda tool used by the Bush administration (bought hook line and sinker by dumb Americans). If you are talking about a specific enemy like Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda...We delivered them a severe blow a few years ago but then, almost at random, we invaded Iraq and our focus on terrorism drifted completely. Now we are probably more likely to be attacked by terrorists considering the fact that bush has pretty much declared war against Iran, Iraq and North Korea. We never completely defeated Osama and Al Qaeda. So we are not winning the war against anyone, but there is no war against "terrorism" just like there can never be a war won against "shooting" or a war won against "killing"

Answer 3

Waging a war on terror is a losing battle. War IS terror. Think of all the terrified kids, moms, dads, all the innocents that are being blasted every day by self righteous "people" who are using some war on terror as a ruse to unleash their dealy weapons on the world.

I think the "War on Terror" is a joke, and not a very funny one, either. One of those jokes that gets told by a comedian to a live audience and everybody just sits there quiet like. What? Ooo. Awkward.

Yeah, I guess "we" are losing.

Answer 4

Terrorist cells are better dealt with by special ops and covert action. Large military presence only creates more of a problem because it creates new hostility. The "War on Terror" was nothing more than a smoke screen to justify the acquisition of real estate and oil as well as an opportunity to embark on a mission of shock and awe to intimidate the rest of the world. The US has been succesful in acquiring real estate and oil but failed miserably in its shock and awe campaign.

Answer 5

The Global War on Terrorism is like the U.S. Government's War on Drugs, it is an unwinnable war. Terrorism is just like drugs, it will always exist. And that's another good point. Has anyone noticed that every problem in this country has some kind of war declared on it. We don't seem to try to do anything to fix the problems our society has, we just feel better to declare war on all of our society's problems. For example, we have the War on Poverty, the War on AIDS, the War on Cancer, The War on Crime, The War on Illegal Immigration, and so on.

Answer 6

TERRORIST - One who utilizes the systematic use of violence and intimidation to achieve political objectives, while disguised as a civilian non-combatant. The use of a civilian disguise while on operations exempts the perpetrator from protection under the Geneva Conventions, and consequently if captured they are liable for prosecution as common criminals.

as long as the terrorists that were in charge of 9/11 (the u.s. governemnt) are free to roam the streets then we are most definitely losting the war on terror.

Answer 7

Do you still beat your wife?

C'mon, show some intelligence here. At least ask smart questions.

How do you fight a "war on terror"?

That's like a "war on blitzkrieg". It doesn't identify the enemy.

Our enemy isn't a "tactic", our enemy is every living breathing follower of a ruthless fanatical ideology. Not all of them use terror, just like not all Nazis used blitzkrieg.

And we didn't invade Iraq to conquer terror. That's a plain and simple FACT!

We went into Iraq with a very specific goal. The goal was to manufacture a big scary green monster because Ronald Reagan conquered the big scary red monster that was so useful to the power brokers.

Saddam Husein had radical islamic factions in check until GW-1 started messing with him. As a matter of fact, as bad as he was, he was the stabilizing factor in the middle east!

Now look what we got!

Are we winning? WE HAVEN'T STARTED FIGHTING IT YET!!!!!

When the day comes that our President begins calling a spade a spade by admiting that our enemy is the religion of Islam, that will be the day we have identified our enemy and we can begin taking the first steps in fighting it.

Until then, we can only lose.

Answer 8

Winning.

Answer 9

Absolutely. While we cannot rule out another terrorist attack, we learned by the 4th hijacking on 9/11 that they are going to lose and we are going to win.

A lot of people are still in a "cold war" mindset. That is the kind of war where only large governments with access to nuclear bombs and intercontinental ballistic missiles can be the soldiers. Terrorism is different.

When you confront a terrorist, as the folks on flight 93 did, how many nuclear-ready missiles your government has becomes irrelevant. The relevant question is are you going to kill them, or are you going to let them kill our daughters? Personally, I have no problem with that decision, and will gladly blow their brains right out of their heads. They know the rules, they want to martyr themselves for Islam, and I think we should help them along with that endeavor as quickly and inexpensively as possible.

They are not a bigger threat now. We are systematically hunting them down and killing them.

Answer 10

It's NOT about a "war on terror" or "fighting for freedoms". It's REALLY all about THIS!...
http://www.strayreality.com/Lanis_Strayreality/iraq.htm