Here are a few articles and websites for you to review:
A leaked intelligence report says terrorism increased because of the Iraq War.
The US is the largest exporter of weapons in the world. article 1
The US is the largest exporter of weapons in the world. article 2
The US is now ranked 6th in world competitiveness.
Thousands of Palestinians forced out of their homes with the new apartheid wall.
The first article when placed in conjunction with an article that examines the use of torture in Iraq, is very disturbing. First off it appears that the War in Iraq has had the effect of increasing the "terrorism." The term terrorism itself is confusing to me but I presume they are referring to Islamic Fundamentalists. Second, the torture report concludes that the use of torture has increased in Iraq since the Iraq War tumbled Saddam. These two articles combined dispute essential claims made by the neo-conservatives about Iraq. Where is the improvement? Where is the spread of Democracy? Also how do we claim to be helping the Islamic world when an apartheid wall causes such massive and collective anguish?
Image is the Gaudi cathedral in Barcelona
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