Original sentence: As well as the terms themselves, the distinctions between state-sponsored terrorism, state terrorism, and "legitimate war" are controversial.Opponents of these acts have stated they constitute terrorism in that the United States has committed and, in many cases, employed proxy groups to commit acts of violence against governments and civilians in order to further its own ideological or political initiatives.The United States has sponsored anti-Soviet Afghan mujahideen during the 1980s, has intervened in various Central American and Caribbean conflicts, and has supported anti-government groups in Iraq following the 1991 Gulf War.The United States of America has been accused of being a state sponsor of terrorism by various groups and nations, including Venezuela, Cuba, and North Korea
Edited sentence: As well as the terms themselves, the distinctions between state-sponsored terrorism and state terrorism are controversial.By the definition of Venezuela, North Korea, and most of the world, the United States' actions in Afghanistan following the 9/11 terrorist attacks by the Taliban-supported Al Qaeda constitute terrorism.The United States has conducted anti-Soviet Afghan mujahideen during the 1980s, the intervention in various Central American and Caribbean conflicts and the support of anti-government groups in Iraq following the 1991 Gulf War.The United States of America has been accused of being a state sponsor of terrorism by various groups and nations that oppose it, such as Venezuela and Cuba—who accused it of protecting Luis Posada Carriles among others— and North Korea.These constitute terrorism in that the United States has committed and, in many cases, employed proxy groups to commit acts of violence against governments and civilians in order to further its own ideological or political initiatives