Halliday: The Role Of Terrorism In The Middle East
Terrorism in the Middle East has created numerous problems for the region as a whole, essentially creating a World Wide stereotype which made international relations with the West more difficult and tense over the recent years. However to say that Terrorism is the cause of all these problems can be true in some Nations and false within others. Many acts of terrorism can be seen as retaliatory measure with political matters being the main reason for certain groups committing terrorist acts. However this view of the region has been caused by minority Islamist groups that hold extremist views which the large majority of the region do not. The events of September 11th 2001 shocked the world to its core and would be the most world renowned act of
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Halliday states that “the decision of the Saudi government to invite US forces into Saudi Arabia after 2 August 1990...was to be the breaking point Ridyadh and Osama bin Laden.” Halliday believes that this led to the events of 9/11, showing the attacks coming out of internal affairs showing it to be a symptom, with American forces asked into the Holy Lands creating an enemy in the Islamist extremists. Fred Halliday also highlights many causes for terrorism one notably that “all the problems of the Middle East could be blamed on the ‘west’” which lends to the claim that Terrorism is a symptom of the regions problems with intervention of foreign powers creating tension. After the 9/11 attacks, along with aggravating the West it caused many internal problems for the people and leaders of the Middle East. As Noam Chomsky states “the Bush administration did exactly what bin Laden hoped it would do: resort to violence,” Chomsky also says that the invasion of Iraq helped the Al Qaeda cause with support going to them after the US’s invasion showing terrorism to be a cause of the regions problems. Support for this terrorist cell led to suicide road bombs on the Western forces, most recent news alerts highlight western troops killed through roadside bombs or loyal followers fighting the intruding forces on the streets. The Saudi cooperation is an example of internal problems with Iraq resulting in large support for the al Qaeda cause. By inviting the Americans into the holy lands Islamic people started to sympathise with Bin Laden’s cause, this all stemming out of internal
Halliday states that “the decision of the Saudi government to invite US forces into Saudi Arabia after 2 August 1990...was to be the breaking point Ridyadh and Osama bin Laden.” Halliday believes that this led to the events of 9/11, showing the attacks coming out of internal affairs showing it to be a symptom, with American forces asked into the Holy Lands creating an enemy in the Islamist extremists. Fred Halliday also highlights many causes for terrorism one notably that “all the problems of the Middle East could be blamed on the ‘west’” which lends to the claim that Terrorism is a symptom of the regions problems with intervention of foreign powers creating tension. After the 9/11 attacks, along with aggravating the West it caused many internal problems for the people and leaders of the Middle East. As Noam Chomsky states “the Bush administration did exactly what bin Laden hoped it would do: resort to violence,” Chomsky also says that the invasion of Iraq helped the Al Qaeda cause with support going to them after the US’s invasion showing terrorism to be a cause of the regions problems. Support for this terrorist cell led to suicide road bombs on the Western forces, most recent news alerts highlight western troops killed through roadside bombs or loyal followers fighting the intruding forces on the streets. The Saudi cooperation is an example of internal problems with Iraq resulting in large support for the al Qaeda cause. By inviting the Americans into the holy lands Islamic people started to sympathise with Bin Laden’s cause, this all stemming out of internal