59 sats \ 1 reply \ @Cje95 OP 11 Sep \ parent \ on: Where Were You and What Does Today Mean to You? mostly_harmless
Never forget the Taliban was given the opportunity to turn over bin Ladan and they set unrealistic requirements like not turning him over to the US. The US told them if you do not give him over we will invade and remove you from power and go after him ourselves. We can see the choice Mullah Omar made and the countless deaths on his hands for being detached from reality.
And the Taliban's weapons and training came from America.
Afghanistan isn't the cynical exploitation I'm talking about, though (although, it definitely fits into the imperial bullshit category). Iraq had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11, but the regime had been wanting to reinvade since the late 90's, so they exploited the opportunity 9/11 offered.
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