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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (189484)	6/15/2006 8:45:22 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"Bush's war on terror has led to an extreme rise of terrorism in the world, especially where Bush meddled with the most, Iraq and Afghanistan." The truth is that the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan have been a rallying cry for recruitment to anti-American militancy. So, your comment has some validity but it ignores history. Historically: Al-Qaida was formed and became a power that could threaten the world in response to the Russian occupation of Afghanistan, and in the building of the Taleban government of Afghanistan. Once that effort looked successful Al-Qaida was being wooed as a model for the destruction of Western civilization and for the promotion of governments similar to the Taleban of Afghanistan. It had begun to not only threaten but sponsor violent acts of terrorism against all barriers to its goal of world domination. It appears to me that even though Al-Qaida has become somewhat of a magnet for militant terrorists, the over all effects of the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan have derailed the agenda of Al-Qaida and lessened the foothold of Al-Qaida on its attempts to conquer the world, not strengthened it.