Foreign Policy

Root causes of terrorism.

"Truly, US President Barack Obama’s recent call to address the root causes of violence, including that of the so-called "Islamic State" (IS) and al-Qaeda was a step in the right direction, but still miles away from taking the least responsibility for the mayhem that has afflicted the Middle East since the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.
"The link is undeniable," Obama said in a speech at the State Department on 19 February "When people are oppressed and human rights are denied – particularly along sectarian lines or ethnic lines – when dissent is silenced, it feeds violent extremism. It creates an environment that is ripe for terrorists to exploit."
Of course, he is right. Every word. However, the underlying message is also clear: it’s everyone else’s fault but ours. Now, that’s hardly true, and Obama, once a strong critic of his predecessor’s war, knows it well."

The solution is easy, but our rulers will never go for it. The threat of terrorism makes them rich.

Despite all that's spent, nobody pays attention to US foreign propaganda.