From Foreign Policy’s September/October 2007 Issue
The Bush administration and Gen. David Petraeus will soon release a pivotal report on Iraq that is likely to raise more questions than it answers. Are more troops helping? Would pulling them out only invite al Qaeda attacks at home? To find out, FOREIGN POLICY and the Center for American Progress surveyed more than 100 of the country’s most respected foreign policy hands. This diverse group includes former secretaries of state, national security advisors, senior White House aides, top commanders in the U.S. military, seasoned intelligence professionals, and distinguished academics.
The Terrorism Index is the only comprehensive, nonpartisan effort to mine the highest echelons of the nation’s foreign-policy establishment for its assessment of how the United States is fighting the war on terror. These experts hardly march in lockstep, but according to a growing majority, the “surge” is failing, the world is becoming more dangerous, and victory in the war on terror may be slipping away.
Complete report available at: <http://www.ForeignPolicy.com/terrorismindex>