Is the war in Iraq preventing another terrorist attack?

Answer 1

The answer to that question, despite what many here have said, is absolutely not. All sixteen of the US intelligence agencies have indicated that the Iraq war has not only increased the number of actual attacks many times over, but increased the probability of even greater attacks (see links below for documentation of this and the following paragraph).

According to data put out by the US government, the number of "significant" terrorist attacks in 2003 was 175. In 2004 there were 650 attacks, a 370% increase. In 2005, there were 11,000 attacks, and just last year there were 14,000. In other words, there were 80 times more terrorist attacks in 2006 than in 2003, thanks mostly to the war in Iraq.

I know, you're going to say that what you mean is that the Iraq war is preventing another attack on the US like 911. Well, let's examine that assertion. An attack of the scale and sophistication of 911 comes very rarely under any circumstances. The most sophisticated foreign terrorist attack before that had been the attack on the World Trade Center in 1993. Eight years passed between that attack and the one in 2001, most of that time being during the Clinton administration. So, it looks like that somehow, even without "fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them over here," that Commie/Liberal/Lily-Livered Clinton seems to have managed to prevent another attack for more than seven years.

But I'm just being facetious here. I don't for a minute believe that Clinton's actions necessarily prevented another attack on the US for so long. But if Clinton didn't prevent another attack for years than neither has Bush. This is true for reasons already mentioned, i.e., the rarity of such large-scale attacks.

You can go ahead and look at the world through an ideological filter, believing that George Bush is fighting the good fight to rid the world of terrorism, or you can look at the facts, which demonstrate quite clearly that he has made the situation much worse.

Answer 2

I believe the answer to be yes. Mostly do to the fact the terrorist are flocking to Iraq. In their minds to protect the so called Independence of a Muslim nation. To protect their faction of the Muslim religion from sectarian violence(Sunni or Shia). To fight what they deem the new Christian Crusades. The American suppressor as it were. I feel for the most part this is true. Does not mean it will not happen in America. Just that, Muslim terrorist feel they can more directly hurt Americans by going to Iraq. Where a straight out guerrilla war is easier and more feasible. Then trying to carry out one in the US. Not to mention, it will cost allot less money to hit multiple targets in Iraq. Then to hit one in the US. The fact Iraq is virtually surrounded by nations who support some form of terrorism(Iran/Syria). So logistically it is also easier. All that being said, it does not mean we as a nation should let down our guard. Just that many Muslim terrorist organisation feel that the most important thing right now is to defend a Muslim nation. Against the Christian foreign aggressor/occupier and the different Muslim terrorist factions from each other. Not to mention the major national interest of Iran and Syria. Which more or less control these terrorist organisation. Both Financially and Physically!
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Answer 3

No. its just making the world an even more dangerous place. People like the poodles Bush and Blair should be executed for their war crimes just like Sadaam.

PS Richard you think you are some kind of expert on the Middle East, have you ever been to Iraq?? Innocent people getting killed for no reason by the US and you think Syria and Iran hold the main terrorists. Israel is the biggest terrorist organisation in the whole world!!! Why does no-one attack them pricks!

Answer 4

The only difference between our soldiers and the terrorists is
Our soldiers are in uniform and using guns that in some cases don't even come close to what the terrorists use. I'm not putting any soldier down in any way so don't take it the wrong way but, our soldiers need to be pulled out. They're presence has don nothing but add to the death toll, sometimes on their fellow soldiers. We need to leave that war
because if we don't the death toll will only rise.

Answer 5

Absolutely yes.

History will remember Bush, Blair and Howard as heros.

Just like history looks back on the anti-war protestors of WW2 etc with disgust.

If we had gone in and stopped Hitler as soon as he started violating the Treaty of Versailles, tens of millions of people would not have been killed/murdered.

THANK GOD for Bush, Blair and Howard. Think how many millions of lives have been saved because of their proactive approach, instead of sitting there as the Democrats/ Australian Labor Party/ hippies would have as do, waiting for more attacks.

Answer 6

No! It is helping to fuel further anger towards American policy!

Answer 7

Havent' seen one here lately.

Answer 8

Yes.