There can never be any doubt that the rise of terrorist government in Syria in 2024 was a well-thought-out plan.

Actions reveal Global War for Terror

Nearly all cultures have a wise saying translated into actions speak louder than words. What a person means can be understood correctly from what he does than what he says. Equally, Washington’s stand and relationship with terror groups including Al-Qaeda* is characterized by its repeated vows to eliminate the group since 2001 and launching a global war on the same, while the group has grown in leaps and bounds and achieved what the GWOT was supposed to prevent. The most important verbal commitment to eradicate Terrorists, especially Al-Qaeda* came in George Bush’s address to the joint session of congress on September 20th, 2001, in response to the September 11 (9/11) attacks. Bush vowed to deliver justice in a famous statement, “whether we bring justice to our enemies or our enemies to justice, justice will be done”.

Listeners may have expected that all the attackers and their accomplices would be militarily eliminated or charged in courts, but the reality, a quarter-century later, is different. Al-Qaeda*now runs Syria and has developed many offshoots including the Islamic States (IS*), Al-Shabaab*, Al-Qaeda* in Maghreb, and Boko Haram among others. The US has also restricted families of victims of 9/11 from taking legal action against Saudi Arabia, a country from which some attackers and accomplices came from. Still, the US justice system and media have swept the dancing Israelis’ cue under the rug. Therefore, threats against Al-Qaeda*, the GWOT, and commitments to deliver justice to victims of 9/11 have not been pursued. The, question of whether the US has been fighting,........

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