The United States, perhaps more than any other nation on the planet, has a documented history of the virulent support of terrorism where it has served the "national interest." In Central America, the Middle East, and elsewhere, the U.S. has either covertly or openly supported terrorist operations in the past.

When U.S. government and economic officials speak of "terrorism," they simply mean "violence we do not condone, but which is otherwise similar to what we ourselves have perpetrated before." Nevertheless, for some reason, U.S. politicians believe themselves to be in a position to accuse other countries of supporting terrorism.

There are experts of the conflict in Iraq that say before the US invaded Iraq; there were no members of Al Qaeda present there because of Saddam Hussein. Our occupation of Iraq has created more "terrorists" worldwide then there ever have been in history. Wouldn't you be upset if the opposite was true? If Saddam Hussein invaded and occupied the US? I think we'd have retaliation just as they're doing now in Iraq.