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Published: August 17, 2006
The War on Terror resulted from the terrorist attacks against the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. Thousands of American civilians were killed and the U.S. responded by waging war on Afghanistan and Iraq.
The U.S. justified an attack on Iraq based on the claim the country posed an imminent threat.
It is now believed by many that the United States' justifications for this pre-emptive strike have been proven false. After five years spent fighting the War on Terror, many believe the world has little to show except for an increase in terrorism, death, human rights violations and war.
The global standing of the United States has dramatically decreased due to many issues surrounding the Iraq war. The United States is now seen by many countries as an aggressor abusing its superpower status in order to increase its hegemony of the world.
In July 2006, Foreign Policy published its Terrorism Index , a survey of 100 leading American foreign policy experts. 84 percent believe the U.S. is losing the War on Terror and 86 percent agree the world is becoming more dangerous, especially for Americans. The majority of the experts criticized U.S. efforts in the areas of national security, public diplomacy, intelligence and homeland security. The main reasons cited for decline in security were the war in Iraq, U.S. policy towards North Korea and Iran, U.S. relations with European allies, the detention of terrorist suspects in Guantanamo Bay and the U.S. regulation of weapons of mass destruction.
Current world events can be cited as evidence of the War on Terror's failure. Iraq continues to be plagued with insecurity and instability. According to the United Nations, 2,669 Iraqi civilians were killed in the May 2006 and 3,149 in June, three years after Operation Iraqi Freedom was deemed complete and the Mission Accomplished banner flew. July has shown a continuation of increased violence, especially in Iraq's capital Baghdad.
The commanding U.S. general in Iraq, George W. Casey Jr., has asked for more troops due to the escalating violence. The destabilization of the Middle East continues beyond Iraq. American officers recently began asking for more troops to be deployed to Afghanistan in response to the resurgence of the Taliban. Presently, the most ominous result from the War on Terror is the fighting between Israel and Lebanon, which broke out on July 12, 2006.
A war between Israel and Lebanon is dangerous because it has a great possibility to escalate into a war involving Syria, Iran and the United States. The U.S. anti-terrorism policies and practices have set a dangerous precedent as Israel justifies its attacks on Lebanon as its own version of the War on Terror. The U.S. has issued a statement of Israeli support.
Global foreign policy experts agree the U.S. diplomatic influence has decreased mainly because the majority of U.S. money and troops are committed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Another reason attributing to the U.S.'s loss of influence is due to the revelations surrounding its justifications for invading Iraq and the frequent accusations of abuse and human rights violations in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay. The U.S. is no longer seen as a moral leader and a defender of human rights. Instead, the majority of the world views the U.S. as an aggressor nation willingly violating international law in pursuit of its own economic and political agenda.
Foreign policy experts recommend the U.S. focus more on diplomacy and less on military force. They further advise that, in order for the war of terror to be successful, the U.S. should focus on defeating the ideology of terrorism and end its dependence on foreign oil. Hopefully, the U.S. can alter its methods in time before the further outbreak of international conflict and terrorist attacks.
The U.S. justified an attack on Iraq based on the claim the country posed an imminent threat.
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The global standing of the United States has dramatically decreased due to many issues surrounding the Iraq war. The United States is now seen by many countries as an aggressor abusing its superpower status in order to increase its hegemony of the world.
In July 2006, Foreign Policy published its Terrorism Index , a survey of 100 leading American foreign policy experts. 84 percent believe the U.S. is losing the War on Terror and 86 percent agree the world is becoming more dangerous, especially for Americans. The majority of the experts criticized U.S. efforts in the areas of national security, public diplomacy, intelligence and homeland security. The main reasons cited for decline in security were the war in Iraq, U.S. policy towards North Korea and Iran, U.S. relations with European allies, the detention of terrorist suspects in Guantanamo Bay and the U.S. regulation of weapons of mass destruction.
Current world events can be cited as evidence of the War on Terror's failure. Iraq continues to be plagued with insecurity and instability. According to the United Nations, 2,669 Iraqi civilians were killed in the May 2006 and 3,149 in June, three years after Operation Iraqi Freedom was deemed complete and the Mission Accomplished banner flew. July has shown a continuation of increased violence, especially in Iraq's capital Baghdad.
The commanding U.S. general in Iraq, George W. Casey Jr., has asked for more troops due to the escalating violence. The destabilization of the Middle East continues beyond Iraq. American officers recently began asking for more troops to be deployed to Afghanistan in response to the resurgence of the Taliban. Presently, the most ominous result from the War on Terror is the fighting between Israel and Lebanon, which broke out on July 12, 2006.
A war between Israel and Lebanon is dangerous because it has a great possibility to escalate into a war involving Syria, Iran and the United States. The U.S. anti-terrorism policies and practices have set a dangerous precedent as Israel justifies its attacks on Lebanon as its own version of the War on Terror. The U.S. has issued a statement of Israeli support.
Global foreign policy experts agree the U.S. diplomatic influence has decreased mainly because the majority of U.S. money and troops are committed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Another reason attributing to the U.S.'s loss of influence is due to the revelations surrounding its justifications for invading Iraq and the frequent accusations of abuse and human rights violations in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay. The U.S. is no longer seen as a moral leader and a defender of human rights. Instead, the majority of the world views the U.S. as an aggressor nation willingly violating international law in pursuit of its own economic and political agenda.
Foreign policy experts recommend the U.S. focus more on diplomacy and less on military force. They further advise that, in order for the war of terror to be successful, the U.S. should focus on defeating the ideology of terrorism and end its dependence on foreign oil. Hopefully, the U.S. can alter its methods in time before the further outbreak of international conflict and terrorist attacks.
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