The organization currently targeting the U.S. is largely the result of their unnecessary invasion of Iraq that smashed the country and left plenty of weapons over there. The organization that did it before was funded and trained by the U.S. for proxy war with the Soviets with a lot more alleged in between. Same for Saddam for use against Iran. Iran hit in Mossadegh days to steal their oil and control the area.<p>And so on and so forth. Vast majority of terrorism against the U.S. is by actors whose activities or capabilities are directly tied to U.S.&#x27;s own imperialism abroad. Not our money, democracy, religion, anything. Just doing evil dangerous stuff over there and funding&#x2F;equipping those that do the same often to rip off resources.<p>Far from a mere &quot;factor,&quot; it&#x27;s been the single most consistent and driving force behind all terrorism against us. That means... that eliminating that while working to improve the situation over time might eliminate most terrorism against us? Well, let&#x27;s do that then!