Iraq's Current Threat to America

Attack Shows Lasting Threat to U.S. in Iraq        

By Iraq having or attempting attacks on the U.S., they are showing us that they still hold as a threat to us and our troops in the Middle East.  On September 5th, an attack showed just this:  "A group of at least six armed men, some of them rigged with explosives, attacked a rear gate at the base, the headquarters of Iraq’s 11th Army Division, which houses the command responsible for security in the part of the capital east of the Tigris River and a federal police brigade, as well as American advisers and the soldiers who protect them.  The insurgents detonated a vehicle outside the base, killing the driver, while another suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at a checkpoint. After an initial lull, as Iraqi forces collected the dead and wounded, the attack continued for three hours as two insurgents escaped into the building, firing automatic weapons and throwing grenades from an upper floor window.  At least 12 people were killed, at least four of them soldiers, officials said, and 36 others were wounded. The Baghdad Operations Command said that six insurgents had been killed."  This attack, killing at least 12 people and wounding 36, shows a definite threat to America from Iraqi forces.

Fears of al Qaida return in Iraq as US-backed fighters defect

One of the main reason we went to war with Iraq in the first place was because of al Qaida.  He was a major threat to our troops overseas and also to the American public.  Now that he is said to be starting to come back and put people together, he is again creating a great threat:  "Al-Qaida is attempting to make a comeback in Iraq by enticing scores of former Sunni allies to rejoin the terrorist group by paying them more than the monthly salary they currently receive from the government.  They said al-Qaida leaders were exploiting the imminent departure of US fighting troops to ramp up a membership drive, in an attempt to show that they are still a powerful force in the country after seven years of war."  Al Qaida is very capable of making a dangerous group that will threaten the United States immensely.