> That is, bin Laden was aligned against the Saudi government. Bin Laden would actually arguably be considered a liberal in the U.S. At least according the gov

> That is, bin Laden was aligned against the Saudi government. Bin Laden would actually arguably be considered a liberal in the U.S. At least according the government, the two reasons he attacked us were our support for Israel and our lack of action on climate change. > the US contacted the Afghan government, then the Taliban, and effectively requested bin Laden's head. The Taliban refused. The US attacked. That's not true. The Taliban said they would give up Bin Laden if the U.S. presented evidence that he was behind the attacks, and the U.S. refused: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/oct/14/afghanistan.terrorism5 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/oct/14/afghanistan.ter...