A coalition of over 650 foreign affairs specialists calling themselves “Security Scholars for a Sensible Foreign Policy,” have signed an open letter opposing President Bush and are accusing of him of having the most misguided foreign policy since the Vietnam War era. The letter charges that American actions in Iraq have made Osama Bin Laden more popular in some countries than President Bush. The letter reads, “This increased popularity makes it easier for al-Qaida to raise money, attract recruits, and carry out its terrorist operations than would otherwise be the case.’ The signatories include former staff members at the Pentagon, the State Department and the National Security Council, as well as six of the last seven Presidents of the American Political Science Association.

Hans Blix: Iraq Invasion Has “Stimulated Terrrorism
Meanwhile former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix has charged the US invasion of Iraq has “stimulated terrorism” around the globe. Blix told the BBC, “I think, like everybody else, that it is good that Saddam is gone. The world is better off without Saddam. But the world is not any safer. If this was meant to be a signal to terrorists to stop their activities, it has failed miserably, it has stimulated terrorism.”