> us invaded afganistan to protect itself ... is a very different thing than ... > occupying a foreign country for 20 years When NATO invaded the towers were

> us invaded afganistan to protect itself ... is a very different thing than ... > occupying a foreign country for 20 years When NATO invaded the towers were still smoking, the war-on-terror intelligence apparatus had yet to be built, and we (I) had no idea whether another attack was forthcoming. It felt pretty damn reasonable at the time.