Terrorism is a direct result of foreign policy.

My opponent makes several and unwarranted points throught his first speech. I will outline each and then make my response 1. American Foreign Policy is the driving force behind terrorism (general) --> The motive is actually to distrct the public for Islamic leader short comings and thus the U.S. is the scapegoat Barry Rubin, Council on Foreign Relations: For years now, anti-Americanism has served as a means of last resort by which failed political systems and movements in the Middle East try to improve their standing. The United States is blamed for much that is bad in the Arab world, and it is used as an excuse for political and social oppression and economic stagnation. By assigning responsibility for their own shortcomings to Washington, Arab leaders distract their subjects' attention from the internal weaknesses that are their real problems. And thus rather than pushing for greater privatization, equality for women, democracy, civil society, freedom of speech, due process of law, or other similar developments sorely needed in the Arab world, the public focuses instead on hating the United States. The reason for the prevalence of Arab anti-Americanism, then, is that it has been such a useful tool for radical rulers, revolutionary movements, and even moderate regimes to build domestic support and pursue regional goals with no significant costs. Indeed, as a strategy, anti-Americanism seems to offer something for everyone. For radical Islamists, anti-Americanism has been a way to muster popular favor despite the fact that all attempts (other than in Iran) to stage a theocratic revolution have been rejected by the masses and hence failed. The Islamists have turned instead to fostering xenophobia, trans forming their battle from one among Muslims into a struggle between Muslims as a whole and heathens who purportedly hate Islam and seek to destroy Muslims. --> Past American Foreign policy has helped, not hurt Arab nations Rubin [2]: In 1973, the United States rescued Egypt at the end of the Arab Israeli War by forcing a cease-fire on Israel. Washington then became Cairo's patron in the 198os, providing it with massive arms supplies and aid while asking for little in return. The United States also saved Yasir Arafat from Israel in Beirut in 1982, when Washington arranged safe passage for the Palestinian leader and pressed Tunisia to give him sanctuary. Washington's support for Arafat and his Palestine Liberation Organization overlooked a history of Palestinian terrorism and anti-Americanism as well as the PLO 's alignment with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. In the 1990s, moreover, despite the Palestinians' backing of Iraq during the Gulf War, the United States became the Palestinians' sponsor in the peace process with Israel, pushing for an agreement that would create a Palestinian state with its capital in east Jerusalem. Over the years, the United States has also spent blood and treasure saving Muslims in Afghanistan from the Soviets; in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia from Iraq; and in Bosnia and Kosovo from Yugoslavia. It has supported Muslim Pakistan against India and Muslim Turkey against Greece. Washington has courted Damascus, even tacitly accepting Syria's control over Lebanon. The United States supported Arab Iraq against Persian Iran during the Iran-Iraq War and also refrained from overthrowing Saddam Hussein after pushing him out of Kuwait in 1991. For decades, the United States kept its forces out of the Persian Gulf to avoid offending Arabs and Muslims there. They entered, in fact, only when invited in to protect Arab oil tankers against Iran and to save Kuwait from Iraq. In Somalia, where no vital U.S. interests were at stake, the United States engaged in a humanitarian effort to help a Muslim people suffering from anarchy and murderous warlords. The overall tally, in fact, is staggering: during the last half-century, in 11 of 12 major conflicts between Muslims and non-Muslims, Muslims and secular forces, or Arabs and non-Arabs, the United States has sided with the former group.' 2. War on Terror and Bush Doctrine => terrorism --> No warrants at all --> Bringing fight to muslim nations decreases terrorism because we can systmatically elimiate them as they come --> Bush doctine solves since it helps promulgate democracy in the middle east. Human Rights watch tells us that in Afghanistan and Iraq education and human rights have been made readily avaiable and have bene protected. This will help mitigate many root causes of people turning to terrorism 3. 9/11 as response to Israel --> How can we believe what a person who organized one of the deadliest attacks against the U.S., and who clearly doesnt have sympathy for human life --> Cross-apply the evidence from Rubin. Osama was just trying to rally people to his cause while masking his true intentions