Until the US. invasion in 2003, Iraq had never had a suicide terrorist attack in its entire history.
[Editors Note: there was not any al Qaeda in Iraq before the invasion]
Between 1982 and 1986, there were 41 suicide terrorist attacks in Lebanon. Once the US, France and Israel withdrew their forces from Lebanon there were no more attacks. The reason the attacks stop, according to Pape, is that the Osama bin Ladens of the world can no longer inspire poential sucide terrorists, regardless of their religious beliefs… Predictably enough, al Qaeda recruitment has exploded since the invasion of Iraq…
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