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I think the reaction to 9/11 was the US wanting to make the point “you destroy a few office buildings, we destroy a few nations” very clear to the rest of the w
by chasd00 3y ago
I think the reaction to 9/11 was the US wanting to make the point “you destroy a few office buildings, we destroy a few nations” very clear to the rest of the world.
- rad_gruchalski 3y agoIdk, I think it was about money. Someone must have made a ton of money out of that. And that weird connection between the president and the family of the guy who pulls that off… edit: Arbusto Energy it was called.
- TheOtherHobbes 3y agoNot only. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2003/10/saving-the-saudis-200310 https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2003/10/saving-the-saudis-20...
- bongodongobob 3y agoThat's what the terrorists were ostensibly protesting though. By fucking up Iraq we kind of proved them right.