War

I read an article about the war in Iraq.

The article talks about how American intelligence agencies think that the war is increasing the threat of terrorist attacks on the United States. The article states that the war is causing a new generation of Islamic radicalism. I guess I can see how people would come to this conclusion because it isn't like we are a well liked country in many parts of the world right now. This is mostly because of our current status in war activity, but I think that there is another side to this argument. Threats of terrorist attacks may be getting more frequent, but who says that this wouldn't have happened if we didn't go to war. If we didn't go to war, many more attacks like 9/11 could have happened. Just because we went to war, doesn't mean that it caused more terrorist groups to form. No one knows what would have happened if we wouldn't have gone to war, but I think that we would be having the same problems that we are having now. Sometimes when someone tries to fix a problem; things only get worse, but if you don't do anything to solve the problem; more problems are going to build of of that original issue.

Mazzetti, Mark. "Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Worsens Terrorism Threats." New York Times. (2006