Comments on: Iraq War http://www.ambrosini.us/wordpress/2005/07/iraq-war/ Sharpening my knife Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:32:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan Shaw http://www.ambrosini.us/wordpress/2005/07/iraq-war/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Ryan Shaw Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:42:33 +0000 http://www.ambrosini.us/wordpress/?p=251#comment-3 You wrote: "I hate war and I hate that our solders are in harms way in Iraq, but I don't know of any viable alternatives to combating terrorism."<br/><br/>Actually, there is very strong evidence that having troops in Iraq is not a viable way to combat terrorism and is actually actively contributing to terrorism.<br/><br/>Robert Pape, who has spent the last two years analyzing every recorded case of suicide bombing since 1980, says: "The central motive for anti-American terrorism, suicide terrorism, and catastrophic terrorism is response to foreign occupation, the presence of our troops."<br/><br/>Worth reading:<br/>http://www.amconmag.com/2005_07_18/article.html You wrote: “I hate war and I hate that our solders are in harms way in Iraq, but I don’t know of any viable alternatives to combating terrorism.”

Actually, there is very strong evidence that having troops in Iraq is not a viable way to combat terrorism and is actually actively contributing to terrorism.

Robert Pape, who has spent the last two years analyzing every recorded case of suicide bombing since 1980, says: “The central motive for anti-American terrorism, suicide terrorism, and catastrophic terrorism is response to foreign occupation, the presence of our troops.”

Worth reading:
http://www.amconmag.com/2005_07_18/article.html

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