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Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat
I rarely start political threads, so this one will be an exception.
Nearly 7 years after 9/11, the US has started two big wars (Afghanistan and Iraq) and is planning even a third one (Iran).
The 9/11 attacks have totally changed the world we are living in (also for non-Americans, i.e. in air travel, banking, giving up certain civil liberties etc).
The war in Iraq alone has costed the US economy over $3 Trillion (> $3,000,000,000,000) as a Nobel_prize winning economist calculates.
Yet the man behind the 9/11 attacks is still riding a camel somehwere in the desert?
Are you kidding me?
Why is it totally not an issue anymore in the US election?
Why has the public forgotten about it?
I totally don't get it  |
The US didn't "start" the wars.
The war with Iran started in 1979 when the US embassy was attacked by militants, including, some say, future Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. For decades, Iran has threatened our allies and sponsorred terrorism around the world. It is coming to a head now with Iran's recent aggressions.
The war with Iraq started in 1990 when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. For 11 years the brutal dictator defied the UN and thumbed his nose at the world. Hussein also murdered hundreds of thousands of his own people. After the failure of the UN, GWB had the balls to stand up to Hussein and conduct a police action to remove him by force. 27 million people were freed.
The war with Afghanistan started on 9/ 11/ 2001 when the Twin Towers were attacked by Bin Laden's organization, which was given shelter by the Taliban.
Yes, Bin Laden is still on the run. The war against him is vital because it is an ideological war of Islamo-Fascism against freedom. It is a worldwide battle.