recent major intelligence report has been declassified over the weekend, showing that the iraq war had invigorated islamic radicalism and worsened the global terrorist threat rather than aiding in bush’s so-called ‘fight’ against terrorism. according to the report, “the iraq conflict has become the ‘cause célèbre’ for jihadists, breeding a deep resentment of US involvement in the muslim world and cultivating supporters for the global jihadist movement…” so clearly going into iraq has increased the likelihood of an islamic military threat against the US, which is what most of us knew all along. why can’t most people in this country realize that our imperialistic actions in other countries, such as iraq, will only worsen our foreign relations and dramatically reduce our leadership role in the global community. hell, it’s already occurring.
and of course our ‘fine’ president denies this claim, declaring that “[he] think[s] it’s naïve. [he] think[s] it’s a mistake for people to believe that going on the offense against people that want to do harm against the american people makes us less safe.â€? um… hello! iraq was not an immediate threat to the US in the first place before invading, but now it definitely is as it has only increased hatred and resentment towards the US. we created a failed state by removing saddam hussein which has provided a breeding ground for global jihadists. therefore, i’m quite torn between deciding if many in our administration is truly ignorant, lying or hiding the truth from the american people simply to reduce negative effects on the upcoming elections.
so, we remain on this never-ending downhill voyage due to bush and his administration deciding that misleading and lying to the people for the sake of saving their positions and reputation is more important than the truth. presidential elections in 2008 definitely cannot come soon enough!