U.S. Held Accountable for Increased Terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan

In an interview with ISNA, Alireza Davoodi said, “The U.S. is held accountable for increased terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan. To launch a war on terror, cross-regional powers must pull out of the region.”

Davoodi is an international issues expert. He is saying that the United States’ slogan, “War on Terror,” differs from the actions America takes in Afghanistan and Iraq. He underlines U.S. presence in the regions as the cause for increased terrorist acts there.

Davoodi discussed more about the Western nations that always proclaim “War on Terror.” Terrorism has officially survived once again in the wake of the United States’ strikes on Afghanistan and occupation of Iraq. More terrorism grew by means of anxiety in these countries. As a result, wars on terror are fought daily in both countries.

In addition to existing terrorism in these countries, he added, U.S.-backed state terrorism is dominant now in the areas. The U.S. itself is responsible for increasing terrorism in the Middle East. If the Taliban presently is active in Afghanistan, it meets operating costs with U.S. dollars.

Underscoring that militias in the regions like Afghanistan and Iraq act as invisible arms under the auspices of America in order to forcibly instate U.S. presence and disguise it through certain operations, Davoodi further said, “After the 9/11 attacks, no security is seen in Afghanistan and Iraq. As a matter of fact, incidents increasingly take place and civilians suffer the most damages in both countries. If the U.S. wants to restore its false democracy in the region, why are civilians victimized rather than militias?”

Referring to the intensifying trend of terrorism today, he said that it thrives because of U.S. support and its negative and cursed presence in the region.

“Currently, the Islamic and Middle East nations can strengthen their presence and draft a treaty to decrease the impact of terrorism in the region,” added the expert to propose ways out of the crises in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Davoodi kept on saying America is contradicting its words with its actions in the War on Terror. Terrorism originates from American budgets and ammunition support. An example of this is the event in which the Revolutionary Guard’s commanders were murdered by the U.S.-backed and illegal Jondollah band. This reality even shows the contradiction of America’s War on Terror. In other words, the U.S. defines terrorism within the framework of national interests and sacrifices defenseless people in the region.

He continued to explain, “When the issue of U.S. troop pullout from Iraq comes up, terrorist acts take place immediately and many people get killed by means of which America finds a pretext to justify its presence in Iraq. This is while a U.S. troop pullout from Afghanistan was one of the pledges made by Obama during his election campaign. Conversely, more troops have been deployed to Afghanistan. Either way, such actions are taken to fulfill U.S. ambitions.”

Dictating any kind of theory, principle, or policy to a foreign country is absurd and taking such measures triggers increased terrorism in the respective nation. Regional nations should come together to decide on this issue because it is the countries themselves that know what results are needed in the War on Terror.

In his final remarks, Davoodi said, “To fight terrorism, cross-regional powers must first evacuate the region, and the occupied countries should hold control of their own lands. Moreover, defensive forces from the regional countries should give help to the occupied nations.”