i would certainly agree with most when saying that the operations post 9/11 in the middle east have made those countries are more attractive target for terrorism.

however, 1 important fact needs to be pointed out. its coming up to 4 years since 9/11. the US has attacked 2 nations in that time, yet there is still to be another attack on US soil. the US' policy in the middle east may have indeed made the world unsafer, but its certainly made it more difficult for terrorists to operate effectively. the recent attacks in the UK are small-time imo, and nothing compared to many of the terror attempts around the world before the invasions of iraq & afghanistan.

the terror networks are more fractured & less organised, even if their will is 200% stronger.

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