Interesting Read on the ignored significance of 1989

[OrangeEmpire]

I underestimate nothing. There is a reason that the US, UK, France and Italy have been terror hot spots for the past 30 years.

The simple answer is support of Israel.

As for the last paragraph, Bin Laden wants to overthrow the Saudi monarchy and establish an "Islamic state" according to Shari'a law, to "unite all Muslims and to establish a government which follows the rule of the Caliphs (Muslim religious leaders who once governed the Ottoman Empire)." His vision calls for an extremely strict version of Islam, but perhaps not as strict as the version being implemented in some Middle Eastern governments today.

Attacking the US is merely a step in taking back Saudi Arabia.

 

[volinbham]

I think you are overlooking the complexity of how the cold war worked and oversimplifying things by saying the fall of the USSR didn't cause the WTT attacks.

If I'm guilty of this you are guilty overly simplifying the control 2 battling super powers imposed on other countries.

Bottomline, your statement we were safer then is pure conjecture.

It's an even bigger stretch than the debate about are we safer after Bush or less safe because of Bush. Arguments can be made both ways (and are) and we simply do not know. Anyone who claims to know is living in a fantasy world.

 

[rjd970]

Bottomline, your statement we were safer then is pure conjecture.

Fair enough, but it is no more conjecture then yours saying we weren't. Like you said, this can be argued both ways.

 

[volinbham]

Fair enough, but it is no more conjecture then yours saying we weren't. Like you said, this can be argued both ways.

To clarify; I never claimed we were safer as a result. I've been reacting to your claim that we are with reasons why that statement can't be verified :hi: