Terrorism is international

摘要

With the long-anticipated transfer of authority in Iraq underway, worldwide attention remains focused on Baghdad. And that's just what some of our most dangerous enemies - holed up far from Iraq- are counting on. During the past two years, combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have triggered a steady stream of media reports and images. Fallujah, Tikrit, Karbala and Najaf - places known by very few Americans before the war on terrorism-have become the stuff of everyday conversation. In fact, they've assumed such a large place in our vernacular that we'd do well to wonder: What other faraway places are likely to be burned into our national consciousness two or three years from now?