On the Intelligence Report Finding That the War in Iraq Has Produced a New Generation of Jihadists and Increased Terrorism

On the Intelligence Report Finding That the War in Iraq Has Produced a New Generation of Jihadists and Increased Terrorism

On the Intelligence Report Finding That the War in Iraq Has Produced a New Generation of Jihadists and Increased Terrorism

Yes, there is indeed a link between Iraq and Bush’s “war on terror.”

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“One of the hardest parts of my job is to
connect Iraq to the war on terror.”
        –George W. Bush to Katie Couric

Iraq’s connected, just as Bush implied–
Producing fighters for the other side.
If we just stay the course and not take flight,
We’ll never lack for terrorists to fight.

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