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Genuine question: are there any concrete proofs that the intervention reduced terrorism? Not that their absence would prove the opposite of course, but do we ha
by Zababa 5y ago
Genuine question: are there any concrete proofs that the intervention reduced terrorism? Not that their absence would prove the opposite of course, but do we have any hard data or something?
- austincheney 5y agoThat’s complicated. The Taliban were also generally opposed to terrorism, though they define terrorism a bit differently given their extreme social positions. This resulted in a large rift between the Taliban and Al Qaeda. You could better answer the question yourself with a study of recent history in the region.
- boomboomsubban 5y agoFairly sure the intervention predated an increase in terrorist acts both locally and internationally. Whether those are related or not is hard to show.
- bostonsre 5y agoIt's an ugly complicated mess of a war that will more than likely go on long past our lives. It is highly debatable and probably unknowable if it was the right call in the long run. But I'd have to assume the war kept the terrorists busy at least for a little while. They also more than likely would not have stopped if we made no response.