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Well when we invaded Iraq, global terrorism shot up, so there seems to be evidence to support the relationship.
I think that the first and best option in any case of one group facing another is to make concessions and find common ground. Instead of galvanizing one another as enemies and working from there, it would be logical to deconstruct what would make the two groups enemies and find a mutually acceptable outcome based on the needs of each group. It's what adults do, but how rare are adults in positions of power.
No more victim countries would be a better option instead of trying to help countries that have already been victimized. The Kurds wee a victim of the Iraqis. The Iraqis were victims of the UN and US. I wonder who we will be a victim of.
As far as the US acting as an international vigilante, yes, we're going to be put on shit lists because of it. Combine that with the fact that we actually get involved because it serves our interest instead of the common good, and we're going to see planes flying into buildings and train stations being bombed for a long, long time. The real trick is to try and fix the UN, and to stop pretending like we're trying to help anyone but ourselves. Every time the US invades, bombes, or economically rapes a country, we see a generation of anti-Americans born.
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