Originally Posted by PR_Glen

I don't think anyone is debating the fact that the government took full advantage of what happened those days. (pearl harbour and 9/11) The difference is whether they are guilty of causing it or not. The problem with truthers logic is they take a little bit of truth eg. Reports that the US government were aware of an impending threat with al qaeda and they slip down the slope by interpreting that as "they planned for them to attack". When in reality they get warnings and threats on a daily basis, also homeland security at the time was dragging their feet because of poor communications and the fact they haven't been invaded since wwII.

People live for believing in the fantastical. We love our sci-fi, we love our X-files types of shows and movies and we want to believe our government or some form of super power has complete control over us because they are able to--we even find comfort in this for the most part. The reality is that the government is made up completely of people like us. They have bbq's, they watch too much tv, they cut themselves shaving, they eat taco bell. They aren't super heroes, they aren't evil geniuses and they are far from perfect--with that being true all these thick conspiracies start to seem more like fantasy than anything else.

When I say this I don't mean that they are completely incapable of covering something up, or doing something unethical, just that they are more often than not highly unlikely.