Whether a consequence of the recent rise in terrorist activity or the politicizing of the terrorist threat, Americans are becoming increasingly concerned over the threat that ISIS and its affiliates pose to the United States. While the dangers are not unfounded, it is important to issue of terrorist activity into context. From 2001 to 2014, a little over 3,000 Americans have died as a result of terrorist attacks. In Iraq, however, the situation is much more dire. The deaths from terrorist attacks in Iraq is more than 14 times the number in the United States.
Whether a consequence of the recent rise in terrorist activity or the politicizing of the terrorist threat, Americans are becoming increasingly concerned over the threat that ISIS and its affiliates pose to the United States. While the dangers are not unfounded, it is important to issue of terrorist activity into context. From 2001 to 2014, a little over 3,000 Americans have died as a result of terrorist attacks. In Iraq, however, the situation is much more dire. The deaths from terrorist attacks in Iraq is more than 14 times the number in the United States.