(August 30, 2011 at 2:25 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:But you can not argue that it didn't give the administration a great reason to invade the middle east,
They did not need a reason, they had already invented one.
Read this:
http://www.newamericancentury.org/iraqclintonletter.htm
Look at the date and scan down to the list of signers. Most of those assholes ended up with positions in the Bush Administration. The Neo-Cons did not need 9-11 to start their war. They were way ahead of the game on that score. Afghanistan, if anything, was a distraction from their plans.
But didn't 9/11 help get the US public and others on board as well. At least initially.
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