72% of brits are right, but there is a big BUT..

Submitted by ian (United Kingdom), Sep 13, 2006 at 18:14

Our actions in Iraq and Afganistan have increased the threat of terrorist activity.

That DOES not imply that all those who hold that position (inc me) think that either intervention was wrong, or that the only option is to withdraw.

My personal view - the interventions were right, but the aftermath was tactically totally fubar and that has caused some people to wrongly take the terrorist route.

IMO of you want to defeat an enemy (the terrorists) you have to start by seeking to understand what causes them. Understanding implies neither support nor agreement, but is simply an essential tool in the battle. Our Gvt official position that Iraq and Afganistan have nothing to do with why people become terrorists is simply laughable and tactically stupid.

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