By Chris Preble
With the ongoing U.S. profession of Iraq, a different job strength of students and coverage specialists calls into query the Bush administration's goal to stick so long as worthwhile. during this joint assertion, the individuals argue that the presence of troops in Iraq distracts consciousness from combating Al Qaeda and emboldens a brand new classification of terrorists to absorb fingers opposed to the U.S.. the duty force's findings are crucial analyzing for somebody concerned about the continued clash and the struggle on terrorism
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53 Since Saddam’s ouster, experts have found no compelling links between his government and Al Qaeda. -led invasion was Ansar-al-Islam; however, Burke asserts that the loose organization associated with the Jordanian militant Abu Masub al-Zarqawi was in many ways a competitor to bin Laden’s Al Qaeda. Indeed, in his book on Al Qaeda, Burke notes that some members of Ansar-al-Islam were individuals who had ‘‘no broader agenda beyond Kurdistan,’’ and still others ‘‘did not care for bin Laden or his vision of an international struggle.
S. troops are being introduced into the dangerous Iraqi theater every day. The troop rotation conducted in spring 2004 was the largest such operation ever attempted in America’s history. 108 The strains on the Guard and Reserves continue a pattern that began under President Clinton in the 1990s. Reserve personnel are deployed at military installations worldwide, in support of missions 37 EXITING IRAQ in Bosnia and Kosovo, for example. 110 While they are on active duty, those individuals are away from civilian jobs and therefore unable to contribute to the recovery of the domestic economy.
Many people around the globe suspect that the Iraqi WMD threat was overplayed all along. 73 Both the White House and Tony Blair’s government in the United Kingdom have established special commissions to investigate why the prewar intelligence on Iraq’s WMD programs was so faulty. Although it is proper to review history to glean lessons for the future, policy should be focused on the here and now. If indeed the American invasion of Iraq was aimed at overthrowing Saddam and separating him from his WMD arsenal, then that job is done.