Oh Yes it was
"Fact is, the problem was there before Iraq, and even before Afghanistan, and certainly before Bush, and the terrorist themselves have stated that appeasement and surrender are considered by them to be victories."
This is not in dispute.
Not even sure why you think it is.
"Occupying countries where we are hated, creates terrorists."
Shouldn't be in dispute either.
The Two Statements Are Not Addressing The Same Thing.
Does it help if we add "more" in between "creates" and "terrorists"?