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Originally posted by powerclown
Protect the US who? US soldiers? US Allies? US citizens? US companies abroad? The US has interests/citizens/soldiers/embassies all over the world last I checked.
The point is that the "War on Terror" hasn't eliminated or weakened the enemy. 911 was a watershed event, unprecedented in scale. For something like it to happen again in the following 3 years would be unlikely in the extreme. The fact that another event like 911 hasn't occurred (yet), is not proof of a successful foreign policy. Indeed, one need only take a look at whats going on in and around the world to see a climate of unprecedented hostility towards the US. This does not contribute to improved US security here or anywhere else, but to the contrary imo.
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The primary focus is Homeland Security, hence the department bearing that name. We certainly cannot protect every ally or every citizen. What we can do is minimize the chance that a 9/11 or other fear inducing attack impacts our citizens.
The War on Terror has absolutely weakened the enemy. How many terrorists have been taken into custody? How many documents have been uncovered detailing their plans? How about intelligence that has been developed which pointed to cells within the US and other allied countries? How many funding sources and accounts have been frozen to deny terrorists resources?
The attitude you point to around the world has been growing for years if not decades, it is not solely related to the War on Terror.