Do you think that the invasion of iraq by U.S Military forces was also a terrorist action?
94765
Iraq doesn't have any role in 9/11, the one who is responsible for 9/11 is still free. \nFor details see news related to Bin Laden and his deputy.\nI think we all agree that this war is illegal, if you need proof see the link in the sources.\nIf any other country do something like US did, do you know what will happen? Imagine China claims that Thaiwan has some WMD and invade there and even can not find one WMD, then they claim we invade thaiwan to free them from capitalism and give them the real people republic.\nBut it isn't count as a terrorist action, it's a war; an Illegal one.
494641
The attack on Iraq has nothing to do with terrorism, other than being the best recruitment advert Al Qaeda could have had.  Theoretically the attack was because of WMDs (the Iraqi's really know how to hide things don't they ??), and then it became regime change (or were these just a smokescreen for oil ??) - Iraq had nothing to do with terrorism.  Now that the west have inflamed problems between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims, the chances of terrorist activity is far more likely.\nIf we want to reduce terrorism, I believe we need to stop wading in and waging war with the middle east in alphabetical order, and build constructive links instead.\nFirst step, we need to work with the UN in areas with problems - rather than just listening to Israel.
223363
No matter which side you are on - there is a problem with militant muslims.  It started in 1983, and just grew.  The 1993 WTC bombings should've a wake up call for all americans.  We went to Afghanistan & Iraq to defend ourselves because terrorist don't have homeland.  I don't like seeing our troops, ally troops, or iraqis dying, but I'd rather have the battle fought on their land not ours.  911 was the worst attack on our soil ever.
694992
It's more than terrorism. It's genocide, plan and simple and if we weren't tied down in Iraq and Afghanistan, I"d say yes. However, I kinda remember a movie called "Black Hawk Down" and pretty sure we would just get caught in the middle, be somehow blamed for the whole mess and be attacked by both sides before it was all over.  Maybe it's time America looked out for America and get back to taking care of Americans, instead of throwing away money and lives trying to help others that, in return label us as occupiers and turn on us.
716945
I do understand that you are not the ones responsible for America's actions in Iraq, Americans. I am from Egypt and I of course don't agree on the war from the begining, it was like a breach to the Iraqi Sovreingity rights...ridding the Country from Saddam's governemnt is something that people Iraq had to do, and does not require the help of anyother country; in other words, it is an internal affair; and what America did is an interference in the internal affairs of Iraq. It Also caused much damage to both sides, Americans lost lots of soldiers there in vien and it consumed alot of money that could have been used in a better way. Also Iraq now is in a state of disturbance, and I don't see that the American forces are able to control the situation there. Gureilla warfare is not easy to handle...so, since they already did what they wanted, they got rid of Saddam, and established a new government too, they should leave and leave it to the new governement to take care of it, because they already fail to sustain a stable climate there. If they insist to stay, then that can be nothing but occupation, which is of course something that is unacceptable...right?
707274
That all of you righties think that either:\nA: All terrorists are in Iraq and are too busy fighting there to plot or attack anywhere else.\nB: No terrorist in the world has access to a map and thus can only find the targets in the US if they "follow us here."\nor C: both A & B.\n\nAre you really that easily swayed by such a completely ignorant idea?
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Are you asking if the war in Iraq was meant fight\nterrorism or create it?\n\nThe war in Iraq has only made terrorism worse.\nHow could it also NOT be about oil.\n\nLook at the people who run this country!\nhttp://amconmag.com/2004_06_07/review.html\n\nIs Tweety on something. HEY TWEETY!! WE DID IT! WE STOLE THERE OIL!
1069216
No.  He has started a war which has done more to swell the ranks of terrorist organizations than anything osama bin laden could have done.  How many iraqi "terrorists" were there before the invasion?  How many are there now?  The idea that the invasion of iraq has allowed us to fight terrorists in iraq instead of in america is retarded.  It has led to a great distrust of the US around the world, an example of the weakness of american forces which will be used by any future enemy, a stretch of military forces, a compulsion for other members of the "axis of evil" to acquire nuclear weapons and do so fast, an even greater dislike of america in the muslim world, an obvious example of the inabilities of our intelligence services, and a recruiting tool for all anti-america terrorist networks.  And thats not even considering the american and iraqi dead and the economic cost of the war.\n\nBoob: Ok, 3,000 people died on 9/11.  How exactly does starting a war which will likely claim 3,000 additional american lives as well as generate a greater hatred of the US across the muslim world, likely leading to further terrorist attacks, make that better?  And this is still assuming that Iraq will ultimately be a success story, a democracy friendly to america, which is anything but certain.
544195
Yeah. If USA was not intervening with other countries' business, it would have been prevented. From the way US is acting in Iraq and with Iran, I am not sure what US have learnt from 911 though.. Osama and his people are devils trained by US.
866402
Yes it was just. Saddam Hussein illegally invaded another country with the intent of stealing their oil and land.\nThe world united against him for this unjust act he committed.\n\n    This is in no way relevant to todays war.
288248
Is that true? I think our armed force's should be protecting all our boarders, and not Iraq's. If America has this terror problem like Bush says then I would be the only smart thing to do. Vote the Tyrants out in November.
1115240
Absolutely not.  Going to war should be a last resort, not an offensive attack on a country who may possibly attack us someday.  In my opinion, all the spin about Iraq having WMDs was a smoke screen and an excuse to invade them to retaliate for the bad blood between Sadam and Bush Sr.  And if I read or hear one more person stating that we're at war over September 11, I'm going to vomit.  Why is it so hard to comprehend that Bin Laden, the Taliban and al Quaida were responsible for the 9/11 attacks - not Sadam or the Iraqis?  They are not one in the same.  They are not even from the same countries.  They have a religion in common.  But many ignorant people who lump them together do so because they eat up what they are told by the government and the media.  God bless the day people will make an effort to inform themselves and form their own thoughts...
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One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. \nWhether guerilla tactics are evil depends on whether we use them against others or whether they are used against us. \nAt one point in time American settlers were considered terrorists against the English crown, and Israel was helped into existance by Mossad, then considered terrorists by the English (again), for killing civilians and bombing buildings in order to create the Jewish homeland.\nI believe that the press coverage of Iraq and terrorism tends to use the word "terrorism" a bit too liberally. A lot of attacks against American troups are doubtlessly perfomed by "real" terrorists a.k.a. al Quaida, people that are not fighting FOR anything but rather AGAINST everything, against America and the West to be exact. Many of them aren't Iraqis but muslim secretly brought into the country and trained in geuerilla warfare, as terrorist, to be used, if possible, somewhere else later. \nOn the other hand there are insurgents, probably more everyones idea of freedom fighters. They fight FOR a free Iraq (whatever they mean with this). They are Iraquis and they feel their cuntry has been invaded, and they bloody well want to do something about it. Calling them terrorists seems a stretch.
733247
Tough question considering that they war on terror is not technically supposed to be a war against any certain nation yet we focus on the middle east and its extremist religions. The Iraqi forces are having trouble organizing because of the sectarian nature of the population. This seems to me like it would provide a great and easy avenue for the organized entrance into our nation of small coordinated covert extremist terrorist groups. I hate to say it.
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No. A colonial war over access to Middle Eastern Oil is not worth killing thousands of Americans over - or hundreds of thousands of Iraqis ( mostly civilians ) over. \nDon't ask the Neo Cons... they would have supported Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939.  We can not win and Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. Nothing.  Now if we had invaded Saudi Arabia and gone after the Wahabbis...it still would have been wrong, but I would have understood it.\n\nNo its is NOT worth fighting.  Its worse than when we betrayed our selves in Vietnam.,
31474
NO! NO! NO! And to these people saying that oh we are fighting the people that brought down the towers. Iraq had nothing to do with that so destroying the people and their country is stupid. The reason the terrorists are there are because we are. They want to kill US! So we should have stayed in afganastan and then to saudi arabia where the killers of 911 came from. That is if you even believe all that our goverment has told you.
976778
By invading Iraq illegally America has created a new heaven for terrorists. The daily bombings in our country and the sectarian violence are all caused by the American presence on our land. America it self is protecting a terrorist state in Israel. The only way to fight terrorism is to go back into the root cause of terrorism. By attacking every nation that does not agree with American policies will only create more terrorists. Only a brainless moron thinks that he can tame these terrorists with terror tactics.