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Originally posted by Centurion
Well, I'm not as radical as a lot of people are, but I do believe the war will end up doing more harm than good.
Everyone keeps talking about the "bigger picture".
Well, the bigger picture in regards to 9/11 was that it took years of preparation.
And while there have not been any terrorist attacks on Mainland USA, you don't honestly think that the Iraqi war CALMED down the threat of suicidal terrorist attacks do you?
I do believe it has served as a great recruiting tool for Bin Laden and his cronies. So again, it IS the bigger picture that one has to take into account here.
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I think that there will be more "terrorist" attacks against American assests abroad and very possibly upon the mainland. I also think that there will be greater hatred spawned in the Muslim world and it will probably iincrease the roles of existing "terrorist orgs" as well as spawn new orgs.
I also think, and have previously so stated, that the take down of Iraq is about strategic positioning and a show of force, as being the primary reasons for this war, among multiple reasons (not the least of which Saddam has been a thorn in our side for 12 years). We are basically showing the muslim nations that we will not tolerate "terroists" and sending a loud message that if you do not control your people, we will control your nations.
This administration made it clear, and it would have been difficult to make it any more clear, that we are engaged in a war, a war that the Administration said could last as long as ten years (others have said as long as 20-30 years). The Administration made it clear that if you harbour, feed, assist in any way, "terroists" we will consider you as being "terrorists". This message, though not specifically stated as thus, was directed at the muslim nations. Bottom line, if acts of terrosim against the US are continued, ultimately, for every American death there will be a 1000 Muslim deaths and more Muslim nations taken down.
We Americans, and the world, will have to see what future events happen and what future Administrations do, but I have little doubt that, if there are continued attacks, particulary against the mainland, other Administrations will take nations down.