Abstract
Apart from the wave of Al Qaeda-inspired terrorist attacks around the world since 9/11, Iraq has proven problematic for the Global War on Terror (GWOT). At issue here is how an Iraq, which was initially unrelated to Al Qaeda, became part of the terrorist problem and part of the GWOT. Indeed, from nonrelevance to the GWOT, Iraq has become a focal point in the radical jihadist propaganda that is part of the information war being waged for the hearts and minds of the umma or worldwide Muslim community. As a result of its invasion of Iraq, as well as its own ineptitude in countering this information war, the United States has thus far lost this battle. The broader strategic implications of Iraq for the GWOT as well as the balance of power in the Middle East are highly negative.KeywordsInternational Atomic Energy AgencyMiddle EastSecurity CouncilBush AdministrationSecurity PersonnelThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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