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Osama Won, But No One Noticed
Why did Osama bin Laden launch the 9/11 attacks? Most thinking people rightly reject the Bush administration's feeble explanation that he "hates our freedom." Somewhat closer to the truth is that bin Laden hates our decadent Western society and its spread to the Islamic world. However, President Bush saying bin Laden did it because he "hates Britney Spears" wouldn't have quite the same dramatic effect. A more significant motive, though not widely discussed, is America's support of Israel. However, by his own account, bin Laden's top grievance was the presence of American troops in Saudi Arabia, a place of much greater religious significance to Muslims than Israel. Well, in May 2003, the United States announced that it has decided to end military operations in Saudi Arabia by removing most of its forces from the kingdom. The announcement came during Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeldâs tour of the Gulf. Sounds like giving in to terrorists to me, though no one seems to be making that connection. In fact, Osama must also be applauding the FCC's recent post-Janet Jackson crackdown on Howard Stern and media indecency. Also, though the United States will never end its support of Israel, it has at least expressed its support for a Palestinian state. Lastly, even if bin Laden's motive was in fact that he "hates our freedom," the erosion of our civil liberties since 9/11 suggests that here, too, the Bush administration is doing just what he wanted. So, the Bush administration's response to 9/11 was, at least in part, to give in to all of Osama bin Laden's demands. Great job. It's no wonder there hasn't been a terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11--it worked the first time.
Al Hidell
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