Mainstream Media Journalist Exposes How the US ‘War on Terror’ Increased Terrorism by 4,500%
So after all the talk in last night's Republican Debate about ISIS and Muslim Terrorists, let's back up a little bit and take a closer look at what $6,000,000,000,000.00, 7,000 KIA's, and 22 Veteran Suicides/Day has accomplished since we started the "WAR ON TERROR", and what we can expect from a future under "leadership" by a large part of the Republican Party or the Democratic Party.
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From the article:
“According to reports from our own U.S. government, reports of deaths from terrorism in the Middle East between 2002 and 2014 have increased 4,500 percent.
But let’s go a little deeper. Take for instance just the country of Iraq. Before the 2003 U.S. invasion, do you know how many suicide attacks there were in Iraq? None. In the country’s history there had never been one. But since the 2003 invasion, there have been 1,892.
And what about Afghanistan? Just last year alone, insurgents killed 2,643 civilians last year—the highest number since U.N. records began.
How about Pakistan? In the 14 years prior to 9/11 there was one suicide attack on Pakistani soil. In the 14 years since, there have been 486 suicide attacks.
The same is true in the past 14 years in Somalia (88), Yemen (85), Libya (29), Nigeria (91), and Syria (165).”
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And where are the 1.5million Christians that were living in their native country of Iraq before 2003? That's a question for Conservatives.
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From the article:
“According to reports from our own U.S. government, reports of deaths from terrorism in the Middle East between 2002 and 2014 have increased 4,500 percent.
But let’s go a little deeper. Take for instance just the country of Iraq. Before the 2003 U.S. invasion, do you know how many suicide attacks there were in Iraq? None. In the country’s history there had never been one. But since the 2003 invasion, there have been 1,892.
And what about Afghanistan? Just last year alone, insurgents killed 2,643 civilians last year—the highest number since U.N. records began.
How about Pakistan? In the 14 years prior to 9/11 there was one suicide attack on Pakistani soil. In the 14 years since, there have been 486 suicide attacks.
The same is true in the past 14 years in Somalia (88), Yemen (85), Libya (29), Nigeria (91), and Syria (165).”
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And where are the 1.5million Christians that were living in their native country of Iraq before 2003? That's a question for Conservatives.
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The 'short sightedness' and attention span of the public is appalling, particularly since we live in an age where so much information is so readily available to anyone with even a minimal interest in what affects their lives.
1. The invasion of Iraq as part of the "WOT" was successful, and then it wasn't and then after the surge, it finally was. I believe they have had something like a dozen local and national free elections since 2003 (my Marine hubby was there helping during the first one).
And then Iraq has gone precipitously downhill since BO withdrew all the troops in 2011. As to whose fault that was, a google search will reveal articles debating it. To sum up, yes, Bush did leave a SOFA for his predecessor that called for the withdrawal of all troops in 2011. However it is SOP that SOFAs get re-negotiated by any credible leader and even Panetta (BO's SecDef) wrote in his book that Obama did very little to try to negotiate it. Also remember that Ghadaffi gave up his WMD shortly after we (US coalition) invaded Iraq as he had grave concerns that he'd be next. So we got rid of two dictators for the price of one.
As to where the 1.5 million Christians are - I am pretty sure I saw a bunch of them beheaded, burned, crucified and drowned in cages by ISIS in the last year.
I agree with the position that "the enemy gets a vote"
Furthermore, before 2003 Saddam Hussein was using chemical weapons on the Kurds and conducting all sorts of unspeakable torture and brutality on his citizens. And drained the Mesopotamian marshes to exert control over that population. So no wonder that there might not have been any suicide bombings during his reign of terror. I understand what appears to be your frustration Z, but I think you are mixing up correlative with causative events. It is frustrating to see the time, effort, lives and limbs of our military and our tax dollars wasted. But I guess that is what happens when politics influences policy.
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and more have died since. . we should have responded
differently. . more focused and smarter. -- j
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1. Suicide bombings are ideological: they are attacks on Western ideology. So until Western ideology and its influence begins to pervade a region to the point that it directly threatens Islamic fundamentalism, of course there are going to be zero suicide bombings. The Qu'ran specifically forbids Muslims from engaging in holy war against other believers. Only infidels are justified targets. (None of which prohibits them from raping and then stoning women who get raped, of course.)
2. For insurgent attacks, see #1 again.
3. Suicide attacks are not new. The word "assassin" originates from the ancient use of Islamic hitmen who were stoned on hashish/opiates to the point that they frequently died while trying to take out their targets. "hashishen" -> assassin. It's just that the advent of bomb-making allows them to go after more than one target at a time.
4. One is ignoring the attacks on Israel, which have been going on since its creation in 1948 and its independence in 1949. These attacks are also ideological in nature.
5. Is one going to consider the history of the region and how Islam came to power? It was through brutal and bloody war: the wholesale slaughter and subjugation of entire regions well into Europe. That they were stalled and pushed back into the Middle East is commonly forgotten by many.
The reality: Western ideology IS at war with Islam - like it or not. The ideology of Islam and Sharia is wholly incompatible with the principles of freedom espoused in the Constitution. Where we choose to engage and how are up to us. IF has already been decided.
How much of that "4500% increase" has been since 2009?
I could have had a small cabin or condo in the North Woods instead.