Posted on 08/19/2008 9:29:17 AM PDT by PRePublic
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Those horrible Israelis are so awful to the Arabs /s/
Fantastic post. Puts it all there in black and white.
The length of this list is astonishing. Yet “respectable” people are still promoting the idea that the Palis should be rewarded with their own state that’s supposed to live side by side with Israel in peace.
Palestinians are a problem because we allow them to be a problem.
To put the lie to the moral-equivalency brigade’s comparison with collateral damage to Arab civilians by the IDF, a similar list should be compiled.
Paid for by Saddam and Sons.
Notice how they fall off after 2003.
What a great point., but now Iran finaces Hamas...
http://www.al.com/opinion/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1219310196313640.xml&coll=3
Perhaps the most telling statistic is the 65 percent decline in terrorist attacks since 2004. Al-Qaida-initiated attacks peaked in 2004, but Osama bin Laden and his followers haven't been able to sustain the carnage.
The Simon Fraser study attributes the sharp decrease in terrorist attacks to effective counterterrorism operations, discord among the jihadists and an “extraordinary drop in support for Islamist terror organizations in the Muslim world over the past five years.”
This dramatic shift in opinion destroys partisan claims that President Bush's policies have turned millions of moderates in Muslim countries into al-Qaida sympathizers.
A 2002 Pew Research Center poll of Muslim countries found alarming levels of support for al-Qaida and its tactics. In Lebanon, for instance, 74 percent of the respondents said they believed suicide bombing was justified.
Four years later, Pew polled again in Muslim nations and discovered very different attitudes. The percentage of people in Lebanon who said they thought suicide bombing was justified had fallen to 34 percent. In Jordan, support for suicide bombing plummeted 20 points between 2002 and 2007.
Keep in mind that the Iraq War began in 2003. Obviously, the war didn't fuel extremist views in Muslim countries. Those views were far more widespread before President Bush opted for regime change in Iraq.
Mr. Zakaria thinks the Canadian study is significant because it doesn't fit into the “narrative of fear” surrounding Islamic terrorism.
In our view, that narrative is based on the demonstrated capabilities of the jihadists, and the ever-present possibility they will strike again in the United States or Europe.
However, it's encouraging to see an independent analysis that indicates the U.S. strategy in the war on terrorism is working, and that the war in Iraq is having no negative effect on that global struggle.
What a great analysis you gave, especially the part about Iran NOT having a global [terror] effect, kudos!
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