The Iraq war is linked to the continued strength of al-Qaeda, according to a respected English think-tank. "Riding pillion with a powerful ally [the USA] has proved costly in terms of British and US military lives, Iraqi lives, military expenditure and the damage caused to the counter-terrorism campaign", the Chatham House organisation said.
The obviousness of such a statement should not be underestimated.
UPDATE: Iraq's insurgency is not, as claimed by Bush, Blair and Howard, being led by foreign fighters with a history of animosity towards the West. Rather, the Iraq war has led a number of men in the Muslim world to fight the West. The conflict has radicalised a new generation in the Arab world.
The obviousness of such a statement should not be underestimated.
UPDATE: Iraq's insurgency is not, as claimed by Bush, Blair and Howard, being led by foreign fighters with a history of animosity towards the West. Rather, the Iraq war has led a number of men in the Muslim world to fight the West. The conflict has radicalised a new generation in the Arab world.
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Chatham is just the latest to report these findings. The British govt itself predicted that Iraq would increase the chances of attack.
Surely there comes a time when we look at our actions and wonder if we're at least partially responsible for creating the monster?
Or, as Blair, Bush and Howard blindly prefer, continue on their merry way without hesitation....
Mike Jericho has missed something fundamental.
There is no war on Terror. Period.
So what Jericho means by 'positive steps'is difficult to fathom.
So if Bulmer-Thomas is undermining something, it must be something else. Bears investigation. It is just possible that here is a Conservative with brains and integrity.
So you reckon East Timor didn't increase the risk to Australia of terrorism, but Iraq increased the risk to Britain of terrorism?
Iraq's insurgency is not, as claimed by Bush, Blair and Howard, being led by foreign fighters with a history of animosity towards the West.
Who's the most senior of the management who doesn't have a history of animosity towards the west?
And what does "no history" mean anyway? The September 11 hijackers had "no history" of aminosity towards the west. September 11 was their first and last action against America.
Mike, does it bother you that these so-called Iraqi militias, funded by US/Britain, are conducting themselves little differently to the forces in the days of Saddam? Widespread torture, executions etc...
And to seriously suggest that the Iraq war hasn't contributed to Muslim anger is simply denying reality.
What do many people deny that our actions, Western actions, have ramifications, often negative ones?
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