Experts Call War On Terror A Failure

War on terror called failure
Another 9/11 `inevitable,' experts conclude

Washington's diplomatic efforts rated 1.8 out of 10
Jun. 15, 2006. 01:00 AM
LYNDA HURST
FEATURE WRITER


Washington is failing to make progress in the global war on terror and the next 9/11-style attack is not a question of if, but when. That is the scathing conclusion of a survey of 100 leading American foreign-policy analysts.

In its first "Terrorism Index," released yesterday, the influential journal Foreign Affairs found surprising consensus among the bipartisan experts.

Some 86 per cent of them said the world has grown more, not less, dangerous, despite President George W. Bush's claims that the U.S. is winning the war on terror.

The main reasons for the decline in security, they said, were the war in Iraq, the detention of terror suspects in Guantanamo Bay, U.S. policy towards Iran and U.S. energy policy.

The survey's participants included an ex-secretary of state and former heads of the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency, along with prominent members of the U.S. foreign-policy establishment.

The majority served in previous administrations or in senior military ranks.

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One smart move would have to go to places that have put up with terrorist for the last 100 years and looked at what they did. Bombs and tanks are not the end all for sure. Frankly I think we need to get those old WW2 thinkers out of govt. and get some one who can just think. But then you got all that 'stuff' so guess it is just nice to use it up so you can buy more 'stuff'. Keeps the money coming so you can pass it through the large news firms and your local gun maker. It is hard to believe one can keep a country going on 'stuff' one just blows up. God really better help as our Congress sure is not going to.