precarious healthcare system". In January 2004, an Army War College report said the war diverted attention and resources from the threat posed by Al Qaeda. The report by Jeffrey Record, a visiting research professor at the Strategic Studies Institute of the Army War College, called for downsizing the nebulously defined "war on terrorism" and focusing more narrowly on the threat from Al Qaeda. Impact on Israel As early as October 2004, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported that Jewish support for the war had declined, due to fears of its negative impact on Israel, as well as the broader controversy. Effect on religious minorities After the invasion there was a general lawless state in Iraq which is directly attributable to the invasion. This has allowed some Islamic extremists to take roots in the country and attack people of religious minorities which they consider to be infidels. Among these religious minorities are the Chaldeans and the Mandaeans. See also Chris Hedges Stephen Soldz Iraq Inquiry The Imperial Presidency by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. Opposition to the Iraq War References George W. Bush administration controversies Stances and opinions regarding the Iraq War Criticism of neoconservatism Iraq War Iraq War