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ORIGINAL: galadriel2
I think the surprise will come though when they find that it isn't Islam that comes out on top but ultimately, a twisted sort of Christianity, animism, and Judaism. We'll have to wait and see what happens.

Galadriel2

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ORIGINAL: mapachito13
Nice to see we are getting our money's worth from this war.

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ORIGINAL: rcjames

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ORIGINAL: mapachito13
Nice to see we are getting our money's worth from this war.

Absolutely nice (wonderful in fact) no attacks on U.S. soil for 7 years; Thank you President Bush.

Thsnks
RC

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ORIGINAL: RichLP

A quick rebuttal.

2. That Americans RALLIED around George W. Bush, under whose watch 9/11 happened, rather than demanding from him answers as to why it happened - that Americans voted him into a second term even after he blocked efforts for an investigation of 9/11 - is not surprising since his supporters talk about "no attacks since 9/11." But what about the attacks of 9/11? Bush, who was and is in charge, did not prevent the attacks even though our intelligence services had warnings about possible and even imminent attacks against America proper before September 2001. So, if Bush is to be given credit for not failing twice after he failed miserably once... I have nothing else to say.

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The number of terrorist attacks worldwide increased nearly fourfold in 2005 to 11,111, with strikes in Iraq accounting for 30 percent of the total, according to statistics released by U.S. counterterrorism officials yesterday.

Although only half of the incidents resulted in loss of life, more than 14,600 noncombatants were killed, a majority of them in Iraq alone and 80 percent in the Near East and South Asia. American nonmilitary deaths totaled 56.

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WASHINGTON - Terrorist attacks worldwide shot up 25 percent last year, particularly in Iraq where extremists used chemical weapons and suicide bombers to target crowds, according to a new State Department report.

Among countries, Iran remains the biggest supporter of terrorism, with elements of its government backing groups throughout the Middle East, particularly in Iraq, giving material support and guidance to Shiite insurgent groups that have attacked Sunnis, U.S. and Iraqi forces, the report said.

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Approximately 14,000 terrorist attacks occurred in various countries during 2007, resulting in over 22,000 deaths. Compared to 2006, attacks remained approximately the same in 2007 while deaths rose by 1,800, a 9 percent increase from last year’s number. As was the case in the previous two years, the largest number of reported attacks and deaths occurred in Near East and South Asia. These two regions accounted for about 87 percent of the 355 casualty attacks that killed 10 or more people—only 45 casualty attacks occurred in Africa, East Asia & Pacific, Europe & Eurasia, and Western Hemisphere.

* Of the 14,499 reported attacks, almost 43 percent—about 6,200—occurred in Iraq where approximately 13,600 fatalities—60 percent of the worldwide total—were reported for 2007.
* Violence against non-combatants in Africa, particularly related to attacks associated with turmoil in or near Somalia, Kenya and Niger, rose 96 percent in 2007, totaling 835 attacks in comparison to approximately 425 attacks reported for 2006.
* Fighting in Afghanistan intensified during the past year, resulting in 1,127 attacks and a 16 percent increase over the approximately 970 attacks reported for 2006.
* The number of reported attacks in 2007 fell in the Western Hemisphere by 42 percent, in Europe and Eurasia by 8 percent, and in South Asia by almost 7 percent.