That’s one read. There is also the idea that lashing out against real or perceived threats to America was seen as justified in the wake of 9/11. And the US squ

That’s one read. There is also the idea that lashing out against real or perceived threats to America was seen as justified in the wake of 9/11. And the US squandered whatever sympathy they had by screwing around in Iraq and conveniently ignoring the likelihood that Bin Laden had fled out of Afghanistan into Pakistan.