[fire_mat99]

Do you think terrorist is on rise yes or no ..


Also does anyone have timeline of terrorist attack in Iraqi

[MightyQueenC]

I voted "NO", but am not really sure. I think since it has touched close to home as of late, we are paying closer attention, or it is getting reported more widely, now.

[fire_mat99]

I would say yes terrorist is on rise big time

[AKA Arizona]

Yes it is, the frequency of our updates has increased steadily over the past few months and is projected to continue to climb.

[WarC]

I'd say no. 9/11 was the climax, the height of arab terrorism. Before that event they could bomb a barracks here or kill a soldier there with relative impunity except for some angry words from politicians to make the evening news and a cruise missile shot here or there. The most the average American ever saw of it was a Hollywood movie or in a video game. Osama bin Laden was that guy from True Lies and wasn't Schwartzenegger funny? Iraq was "somwhere inbetween Europe and Russia" And Afghanistan, wasn't that a rug?

Since then America has woken up. The military-industrial machine that was always there but was seemingly ignored by these same terrorists kicked into gear. With a press of a button, a whim, a bad day, we could have ended Islam itself with a few aimed missiles but we didn't. We coordinated and gathered intelligence and met with allies and strategized: we planned for civilians and people who wanted peace instead of meeting unabridged hate with unabridged hate like what would have been so easy. The Taliban in Afghanistan was overthrown and those people breath freer. Al Qaeda was pushed to the mountains and Pakistan and Libya re-aligned with the West. Camp X-Ray started up and began filling with terrorists. Around the world security tightened and then two seperate invasions insured the terrorists that they would be fighting on American terms in their own backyards, not through planes or barracks or buildings throughout the world. Where Al Qaeda wanted global Islamic theocracy before now they can't even keep the Infidel from marching the Big Red One up and down Babylon.

I'd say its a bleak time to be an Islamic radical.

[Mulderator]

Originally Posted by WarC

I'd say no. 9/11 was the climax, the height of arab terrorism. Before that event they could bomb a barracks here or kill a soldier there with relative impunity except for some angry words from politicians to make the evening news and a cruise missile shot here or there. The most the average American ever saw of it was a Hollywood movie or in a video game. Osama bin Laden was that guy from True Lies and wasn't Schwartzenegger funny? Iraq was "somwhere inbetween Europe and Russia" And Afghanistan, wasn't that a rug?

Since then America has woken up. The military-industrial machine that was always there but was seemingly ignored by these same terrorists kicked into gear. With a press of a button, a whim, a bad day, we could have ended Islam itself with a few aimed missiles but we didn't. We coordinated and gathered intelligence and met with allies and strategized: we planned for civilians and people who wanted peace instead of meeting unabridged hate with unabridged hate like what would have been so easy. The Taliban in Afghanistan was overthrown and those people breath freer. Al Qaeda was pushed to the mountains and Pakistan and Libya re-aligned with the West. Camp X-Ray started up and began filling with terrorists. Around the world security tightened and then two seperate invasions insured the terrorists that they would be fighting on American terms in their own backyards, not through planes or barracks or buildings throughout the world. Where Al Qaeda wanted global Islamic theocracy before now they can't even keep the Infidel from marching the Big Red One up and down Babylon.

I'd say its a bleak time to be an Islamic radical.

That seems so obvious, although just wait to see all the leftist claims that we were better off negotiating with them ad nauseum!

[fire_mat99]

Here is site to show it is on rise http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/pubs/fs/5902.htm

[linskyjack]

Are you referring to Islamic terrorism, or all terrorism in general.

[Fidelista]

The war on terror was extended to --- Islamic nations that had nothing to do with
9-11. War of occupation that supports terrorists arguements.
I believe there are MORE Islamic terrorists, and with our behavior--the number will grow.
More hatred for us by Islam---less support by even our closest allies.
Watch and see. >f

[linskyjack]

Yes, Iraq is a great incubator of terrorism--Bush laid the egg and now we have to deal with it.

[Mulderator]

Originally Posted by Fidelista

The war on terror was extended to --- Islamic nations that had nothing to do with
9-11. War of occupation that supports terrorists arguements.
I believe there are MORE Islamic terrorists, and with our behavior--the number will grow.
More hatred for us by Islam---less support by even our closest allies.
Watch and see. >f

How is that possible? Terrorists aren't made over one event. They must be "programmed" for an entire generation. You can't make a terrorist out of a normal well adjusted person in a few months. There may be more Iraqi terrorists in 15 or 20 years, but to claim that terrorism has risen since the invasion of Iraq simply makes no logical sense. Not only that, there is no empiracal evidence to support it (i.e., there has not been a rise in World Wide Islamic terorrism since Iraq.

[fire_mat99]

sounds like your contradicting your self terrorist is on rise now terrorist is don't on a rise



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You can see 1996 was peek year and 2002 and 2003 is very high peek year ,terrorist is on rise I don't know want these terrorist want


Check this site out for information on terrorist
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/pubs/fs/5902.htm

[brite750]

Originally Posted by fire_mat99

sounds like your contradicting your self terrorist is on rise now terrorist is don't on a rise



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You can see 1996 was peek year and 2002 and 2003 is very high peek year ,terrorist is on rise I don't know want these terrorist want


Check this site out for information on terrorist
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/pubs/fs/5902.htm

they want you dead if your anything but one of them, they want the world to be an Islamic theocracy similar to the Taliban, this is why we have no choice but to kill every one of these "bad guys" where ever the pop up their little heads. They hate freedom, democracy, Jews, Christians, and anyone who helps us, including other Muslims, they're not picky.

[AvvY]

first of all terroism is on a climb, not terrioist.
altho i do not agree with this, hence my vote for no. there may be more terroists, but this doesnt mean more terroism. now lets make a few things clear. why does terroism happen? generally its happens because one group of people are getting so badly treated that they cannot find any other way to combat the problem that they have to do something so dramatic to help show that a problem exists. in israle for example palistinans only blow themselves up because of the oppression thrown on them by the isralies. in the case of iraq, the only reason they are trying to kill american troops is because they are an invading and occupying force. heck, if i had some other counrty invading me and controlling the show i would be doing it too! this kind of action shows defiance against the oppresion caused by another over powering force. now lets be some what more objective:
it goes too far. there is no need for terroism just for the sake. but in most, and maybe not all cases, there is a valid motive behind the action. im not having a go at anyone specifcally, but generally you can trace the motive back to someone else, examples: Americans, Isralies and such.
just my thoughts

[Wet Chicken]

Originally Posted by WarC

I'd say no. 9/11 was the climax, the height of arab terrorism.

Yeah right They destroy the World Trade Center and kill thousands of innocent people and suddenly say "no need to top this, we can all go home now..."

What you call a 'climax' was really what they would call inspiring

Since then America has woken up.

Yep, but that doesn't mean they weren't in high gear and growing before hand...