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In reply to the discussion: 9/11 Link To Saudi Arabia Is Topic Of 28 Redacted Pages In Government Report; Congressmen Push For R [View all]cpwm17
(3,829 posts)getting revenge on selfish, right-wing, bloodsucking parasites in the in the US. Anyone that was paying attention before 9-11 knew that there was a very good chance that we could be struck by a major terrorist attack. Our foreign policy sucks. Our government treats many people in poorer nations like crap. This is what often motivates terrorist attacks.
Osama was very clear on why he attacked: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014667635#post129
Saudi Arabia (Israel is the other) is one of two major phony allies that the US has in the Middle East. They both can get away with crap, but nations that do us no harm get targeted. It's all about money and powerful special interests. That's how governments often work. It's basic corruption.
The Bush administration wanted to attack Iraq. Various members of our government had their own selfish agendas, but the reasons included: weakening Iraq to benefit Israel, oil profits, power, profits for the MIC, campaign contributions for reelection, job prospects for post government careers, etc.
Iraq made a convenient and profitable target where various interests converged. If Saudi Arabia became the focus their dastardly plans to attack Iraq could be thwarted.
WTC 7 has nothing to do with anything, except for the fact that it was severely damaged and started on fire by the falling North Tower. CT'ers don't understand how governments (or science) work. The CT nonsense distracts us from why we were attacked and what we should do to improve our government's behavior.