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Originally Posted by JohnnyD
It is impossible for me to accept that any domestic, terrorist threat has been thwarted due to us dropping bombs in Iraq.
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I think the reasoning would be that al Qeada was so consumed with the front in the Middle East they'd not have the resources to attack us at home.
Contrary to this you have the argument that the bulk of the violence has been local insurgents, militants and recruits from nearby countries. In effect that we've just called more to the fight rather than distract those that were already there.
There's evidence to support both arguments, and clearly Bin Laden has seen a US failure in Iraq to be a strategic objective.
This is key to the bigger picture...
-spence