The War on Terror: 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Since China enjoys warm relations with Iran, we can hope that it will discourage rivalries between the minority Hazaras and the majority Pashtuns that might lead to bloodshed.
47% : Those two capitals remain safe, but Syria is broken and Iran sanctioned.
43% : We want to cause other countries like Syria and Iran to change their view.
41% : Six wars, millions killed, trillions wasted, and a plague of suffering and trauma inflicted on the Muslim world, accelerating a tidal wave of refugees that has created panic in the European Union and resulted in a huge increase of votes for far-right parties -- which in turn has pushed an already extreme political center further to the right.
35% : Forward to Damascus and Tehran: "It must be made clear...that their evil deeds cannot continue.

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