Aussies See Iraq War Terror Catalyst

The vast majority of Australians do not believe the war in Iraq has reduced the threat of terrorism, a survey from a foreign policy think tank showed Monday, October 2.

The Lowy Institute survey found 84 percent of respondents thought the US-led war in Iraq had done nothing to lower the threat of terrorism and 91 percent believed it had damaged the United States' standing in the Muslim world, reported Agence France-Presse (AFP).

About two-thirds did not think the war, which the Australian government has strongly supported from its inception, would lead to the spread of democracy in the Middle East.

Some 85 percent of respondents said the Iraq experience should make nations more cautious about using military force in dealing with other countries. Continued

Iraq Mission Accomplished: They're Not Fighting Us Anymore, They're Fighting Each Other

As chaos reaches all time high coalition prepares to scale back occupation and march onwards to Syria and Iran

Blix: "Iraq is a pure failure"

“Indeed, Iraqis were better off under Saddam”

Spiraling violence and daily bloodshed that began with the early days of the US-led invasion and intensified in recent months have torn the fabric of the Iraqi society, breaking communities and their long-established social networks.

“All the elements of society have been dismantled,” said Fawsia Abdul al-Attiya, a sociologist and a professor at Baghdad University. “You are afraid because you are a woman, a man, a Sunni, a Shia, a Kurd.

“All these things start to change society.”

Comparing their life to that under Saddam, Iraqis long for the relative tranquility and safety they enjoyed during the era of their toppled leader Saddam Hussein.

Three years have passed since the U.S. invaders entered the country to “liberate” it, and none of the U.S. “promises” have been fulfilled. All development in the country point to the U.S. failure in Iraq. Continued