Has President Bush increased terrorism wordlwide, making our world less secure (physically & financially)?

Question

[ Iraq has replaced Afghanistan as the training ground for the next generation of "professionalized" terrorists, according to a report released yesterday by the National Intelligence Council, the CIA director's think tank.

President Bush has frequently described the Iraq war as an integral part of U.S. efforts to combat terrorism. But the council's report suggests the conflict has also helped terrorists by creating a haven for them in the chaos of war.

"At the moment," NIC Chairman Robert L. Hutchings said, Iraq "is a magnet for international terrorist activity." ]

"Iraq New Terror Breeding Ground"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7460-2005Jan13.html

Answer 1

yes and yes

ignorance to those who don't understand blowback.

Answer 2

I do not doubt that our "War on Terror" has increased enrollment in terrorist groups, but as far as there being more terrorists, I'm no expert.

Financially, we are less secure yes. We are nearing recession. As we spend billions and billions of dollars in Iraq and borrow from China.

I will say that the Department of Homeland Security is pretty much a joke, and that Guantanamo Bay is a disgrace to the country.

Airport security has not improved at all. They are just more paranoid, but to no avail. As recent tests have proved, a ton of stuff can be snuck on, even when the airports cheat on the test.

Answer 3

For sure.
Due to bush's marvellous project!! world, specially US hasn't seen enough of the terrorism YET!

Bush has united all in whom have been caring an old nasty scar by US's wrong doing and policies.

Considering world, particularly those nations in which have been imposed upon, bullied and their natural sources have/had been plundered, are seeing this situation as an golden opportunity to put an end on America's unfair, unjust, one sided and stupid conducts to wards some nations, JUST to gain more power, benefits and upper hand in whole!!

It's all well documented in history book.
I wonder why/how these ignorant, die hard fools who are in love with bush, filled with ridiculous reasons, explanations( as it also appears here among responses!) would still make Acc of them selves and come up with these nonsense stuffs along with defend, justify bush and his war!!

Answer 4

Yes, since the invasion of Iraq the whole damn world has gone crazy. Look at the al-Qaeda terrorists that were caught recently in Germany......they were white, so it appears that this holy jihad is catching on worldwide.
I hope they pay for what they've done.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlpNdmtPqh7zR36gir9QuPLsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071110221300AA0h7fo

Doesn't this really show us what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. Torturing prisoners to give details about WMD's that weren't even there. Colin Powell needs to go down too. May they all burn in hell.

Answer 5

You might think so if you watch the news! But reality is no. were it once was hidden and ignored, it is now in the open. funny how this makes the terrorist and the liberals both mad.
Muslim terrorism has been going on sense Before the 1900's. Take a look at what was being done in the Philippines before WW1.

Answer 6

absolutely.
Physicaly just look at Iraq.
Financially look at the support bush provides for the illegal nation of israel 20 billion a year so they can conquer more lands.

Enigma is right.
And BTW there were no alqueda when saddam was around, or any other terror groups. After bush came in, look at the numorous terror groups over there

Answer 7

YES he has made us so far in debt that the great grandkids will still be in it.
He has not made us more secure in any way I can see. If we stayed out of Iraq the terrorists wouldn't be exploding now.

Answer 8

I cant say one hundred% if he's Muslim or no longer yet what he has executed so a techniques effective doesnt make him have any self assurance in him in any respect!!! It boggles my strategies that one and all of his supporters stick to him blindly choosing to no longer see what and the place he's greatest this united states.

Answer 9

Go to see the movie Lion and Lambs, and you will get your answer...
Nice movie!!

Answer 10

Our stay the course has provided the following countries to challenge Al Qaida and no longer be afraid: Jordan, Kuwait, Yeman, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq. In Northern Iraq yesterday the Baathist Party asked the US military to stay clear of their village while they attacked an Al Qaida stronghold and killed 18. They (Saddams party) now are providing intel to the US Military of where the Al Qaida are and what they are doing. The citizens of the villages were out in the streets chanting "Death to Al Qaida". That doesn't sound to me like it is not working.