McGentrix wrote:parados wrote:Last year there were probably 5 times the terrorist attacks worldwide that there were in 2000. Hardly something to brag about if the goal is to reduce terrorism worldwide. Oh, but that's right, Americans aren't dying here on US soil. They are just dying in greater numbers overseas.
How many if you parse out terrorist attacks in Iraq?
I more than took out attacks in Iraq.
Terrorist attacks in 2000 according to 2000 terrorism report.
423 attacks,
405 people killed.
19 Americans killed, 17 of them were military personnel on the Cole.
2 civilian US citizens killed outside Iraq
Terrorist attacks in 2005 according to 2005 terrorism report.
11,111 attacks, (A hell of a lot more than 5 times, 26 times 2000)
14,600 people killed, (36 times 2000)
56 non military US deaths.
Only 30% of the attacks were in Iraq. 3,474 attacks in Iraq. (Don't include Iraq and still a hell of a lot more than 5 times)
10 US citizens were killed outside Iraq (5 times that of 2000)
Bush has not reduced terrorism. It has gone up every year. 2005 was 3 times what it was in 2004 which was higher than 2003, which was higher than 2002. I see a trend here that has NOTHING to do with reducing terrorism.