The War in Iraq

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This paper discusses whether the invasion of Iraq was justified and whether the war in Iraq has led to a decline in the threat of terrorism in America. It analyzes whether the lack of terrorist activity in the US since the beginning of the war is due to the war or due to the improvement of the internal security of the US. The paper discusses both sides of this debate.

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"I conclude that the war in Iraq has little to do with the safety of America. According to US intelligence agencies, terrorist attacks can occur at any moment since the hatred against US is fueled by the war in Iraq. So, in fact, the war in Iraq might be the reason for another terrorist attack in America. Al Qaeda benefits greatly from the war in Iraq, as many Muslim opponents of the war might fall for the terrorist group's propaganda and support al Qaeda only because it fights against the "oppressive" United States (Benjamin, 2003). As I now see it, the war in Iraq might be a reason for the safety of US at home only due to the fact that it represents a battle field between terrorists and US - a preferred battle field for America."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Benjamin, Daniel, Two Years After 9/11: A Balance Sheet, October 2003 | Special Report No. 111, available at http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr111.html;
• Bennis, Phyllis, Understanding the US-Iraq crisis, January 2003, available at http://www.ips-dc.org/iraq/primer1.htm;
• Bowman, Karlyn, U.S. public opinion and the terrorist threat, June 6, 2006, available at http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.24492/pub_detail.asp;
• Fletcher, Michael A., Bush warns of enduring terror threat, September 6, 2006, available at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/05/AR2006090500312.html;
• Gunaratna, Rohan, The Terrorist Threat Five years after 9-11, September 22, 2006, available at http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/1031/cid/6?PHPSESSID=0f987fb38af332abab79864390a755c4;

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