But, it was the terrorists that did bring on the wars in Iraq, and Afganistan.
It was terrorists in the United States government that initiated the war in Iraq. Afghanistan was a bit different. The government there was absolute garbage and did harbor al-Qaeda, but they were not directly involved in the attacks on September 11th. America would have been better off had it simply ramped up funding to the Northern Alliance and allowed them to fight the war on their own.
Like I said, if 9-11 didn't happen, there wouldn't have been any of the wars over there. Cause, and Effect
According to Bin Laden, there would have been no 9/11 if America did not support Israel or station non-Muslim troops in the Arabian peninsula. Cause and effect goes back a long way. Just as American misdeeds in the Middle East did not justify 9/11, 9/11 did not justify the war in Iraq.
Kalem, we wouldn't have attacked Iraq, if not for 9-11-2001. I wasn't for that war, but it is what it is. We were over in the middle east with Afganistan, and Bush just ran with it.
With Afgabistan, the Taliban ruled, and allowed training camps for the terrorists. That was their mistake, and they paid dearly for it.
So we have to appease to Bin Laden in our foreign policy? Not until Obama's administration.
I do agree with you 100% about the war in Iraq, Kalem, we should have never been there.