> It seems wrong to categorize the war in Iraq as part of The War on Terror(ism), since Iraq wasn't involved in 9/11. If that's the criterion then none of the

> It seems wrong to categorize the war in Iraq as part of The War on Terror(ism), since Iraq wasn't involved in 9/11. If that's the criterion then none of the current US military engagements are part of the "war on terror". That Vox explanation is also BS (as is everything else from Vox). The US has absolutely no issue with propping up authoritarian states, even Islamic fundamentalist ones like Saudi Arabia. The neocons are sales reps for the weapons industry, nothing more, and their members span both US political parties.