Arkady
President
Interesting story charting trends in terrorist attacks on US diplomatic targets over the years:
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/libya-consulate-embassy-attacks-obama-romney
We're currently experiencing extremely low levels of violence directed at our embassies and consulates, relative to historical rates. Compared to the Reagan and Bush eras, this has been a downright tranquil time for our diplomatic missions. Of course, merely counting the incidents might not be the best method. A harmless attack isn't the same as a bombing that kills 20 Americans (as happened under Reagan, for example). But, regardless of your methodology, it's a useful corrective against conservative attempts to make embassy violence sound like some new or increasing problem under Obama.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/libya-consulate-embassy-attacks-obama-romney
We're currently experiencing extremely low levels of violence directed at our embassies and consulates, relative to historical rates. Compared to the Reagan and Bush eras, this has been a downright tranquil time for our diplomatic missions. Of course, merely counting the incidents might not be the best method. A harmless attack isn't the same as a bombing that kills 20 Americans (as happened under Reagan, for example). But, regardless of your methodology, it's a useful corrective against conservative attempts to make embassy violence sound like some new or increasing problem under Obama.
