Despite 14 Years of the US War on Terror, Terror Attacks Have Skyrocketed Since 9/11

[eridani]

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/32339-focus-despite-14-years-of-the-us-war-on-terror-terror-attacks-have-skyrocketed-since-911

Terror attacks have jumped by a stunning 6,500% since 2002, according to a new analysis by Reader Supported News. The number of casualties resulting from terror attacks has increased by 4,500% over this same time period. These colossal upsurges in terror took place despite a decade-long, worldwide effort to fight terrorism that has been led by the United States.

The analysis, conducted with figures provided by the US State Department, also shows that from 2007 to 2011 almost half of all the world’s terror took place in Iraq or Afghanistan – two countries being occupied by the US at the time.

Countries experiencing US military interventions continue to be subjected to high numbers of terror attacks, according to the data. In 2014, 74 percent of all terror-related casualties occurred in Iraq, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, or Syria. Of these five, only Nigeria did not experience either US air strikes or a military occupation in that year.

The data also show that the number of terror attacks around the world jumps up significantly shortly after the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. In 2002, there were only 208 terror attacks, but by 2005 that figure had jumped to 11,000. There is no public data available on the number of terror attacks in 2004.

The State Department produced 2004’s terrorism data in its Patterns of Global Terrorism report from that year, but the report came under heavy criticism from the Bush administration for showing terrorism was at a 19-year high. These findings flew in the face of the Bush administration’s assertion that terrorism had declined in 2003, and as a result the 2004 data was never released.

[7wo7rees]

1. War on "terror" seems to be going as well as War on "drugs"!

And the War on "poverty", ad nauseum. Real sad state of affairs.

[HooptieWagon]

2. Maybe it's wildly succeeding.

The article assumes the intent of the WoT is to reduce terror attacks. By that metric, it's failing. But suppose the intent of the WoT is to divert TRILLIONS of $ to the MIC and National Security industry. By that metric, it has succeeded.

[sibelian]

3. Now, now.

Don't be cynical.

[sibelian]

4. Gosh, it's just like the War on Drugs!

Except... WAY, WAY WORSE.