Iraq and Terrorism.

[yarnellcg17]

Is Iraq becoming 'Terrorism U'?

Usually, when one wants to learn a new skill, to hone it to perfection, you have to know where to go. Steven Spielberg wannabes flock to film schools.
Would-be Wolfgang Pucks head to the CIA -- the Culinary Institute of America.

Now, another CIA, as in the Central Intelligence Agency, is saying that terrorists in training are taking over Iraq.

Wednesday's third story on MSNBC-TV's 'Countdown' looked at the new "TU" or "Terrorist University." Classified intelligence reports say post-Saddam Iraq is serving as a real-life laboratory for the next generation of jihad, a curriculum so complete that it may be an even more effective training ground than Afghanistan was for al-Qaida. Car bombings are becoming so commonplace that today there were four alone in and around Baghdad on Wednesday and a record 700 bombings against U.S. forces in just the last month.

This form of urban combat may leap across the borders and even across the globe when these students graduate and decide to leave Iraq. Analysts at the CIA are calling it the "class of '05 problem." At the same time, the insurgency itself is getting more sophisticated, changing tactics and making them even more deadly with each new attack.

MSNBC News Report

[JsWoman]

Jeeze, that's always a scary thought. Yeah, TU wouldn't be a university that I would want my child, family members, husband, friends, or myself to go to. But, the truth is that over in Iraq and Afganistan, if you want to be known and remembered you join their so called "army" and fight for their "cause". But, it seems that their cause is more like "how many of my enemies can I get killed today?". Tell me if I'm reading this whole issue wrong, please.

[yarnellcg17]

No..you aren't reading the how many can I get killed today part wrong at all..
They have a fascist belief and they have a 1 track mind and terrorism and murder is they way they address it..

[JsWoman]

Yeah, this is true. But yet again we are going off at a tangent. I know it's still talking about the original topic of Terrorist University, but we could have a whole new thread on just this subject. Lets stay in line, here, ok.

So, what are some other buzz words we can come up with?

[Arkacia]

As JsWoman suggested, one split and new thread made to order :D.

Seriously though, this is interesting and topical enough to deserve its own thread. I think it can grow into a good discussion.

I agree the insurgent (I'm sick of the word terrorist so don't use it anymore unless I have to) activity in Iraq is increasing and think its mainly because of the numbers of foreigners in the country that make easy pickings. Because its under strong world scrutiny as well, with media from everywhere reporting what happens in Iraq, I think the violent groups are using that as well to try to get their "message" out.

I do have some sympathy for the Iraqi fighters who just want the foreigners out of their country. No matter what the excuse was for entering the country, the coilition forces are invaders and a fair number of Iraqi's see them not as liberators but occupying oppressors.

I don't have sympathy for the foreign murder squads who have only entered Iraq to 'kill a few Americans". They don't give a toss for the Iraqi people and will murder them just as quickly as the invaders. They aren't fighting to free Iraq, they're committing cold blooded murder to suit their own agendas. The coilition really need to seal the borders of Iraq to stop these people entering the country.

[Skeletor]

Ah Arkacia you make a fair point the invaders and how teh IRaqis want us out of their country...but if we wasn't their these people would be in power..and have quite a lot of power...not sure i want to see these people in power...given that they might be linked to the bombings in London last Thursday...but thats pure speculation.

Forgive me but your post seems to contradict itself...most of the genuine Iraqis seem to be the ones who are losing friends and family through these mindless acts of violence and also the poeple who are fighting hard against the insurgents, who, as you say are crossing the borders from Syria and probably Turkey to cause nothing but carnage..Only action by Syria will stop this, and thats not likely to happen just yet...correct me if i'm wrong.