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Was this not the stated mission of Osama Bin Laden, to bait America into a taxing war that would drain the economy and see Western civilization spend itself int
by swagasaurus-rex 7y ago
Was this not the stated mission of Osama Bin Laden, to bait America into a taxing war that would drain the economy and see Western civilization spend itself into bankruptcy?
- i_am_nomad 7y agoI think that was the goal he stated retroactively. Before the attacks, he seemed to legitimately believe he could conventionally destroy the US and unite the Umma with a long series of 9/11 style operations.