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Originally Posted by 57 On Red
I do know actually, yes. He was annoyed that, from Desert Storm on, there were infidel US forces in Saudi Arabia, which he fetishised as 'holy' because it was his country and it's got Mecca in it. Just the usual nationalist-religious-sectarian hate kick, really.
Yes, that's my recollection as well.
We trained and armed OBL to fight against Russia in Afghanistan.
We helped supply Saddam to fight Iran.
This failure is on Dubya/Cheney & Co. for going there in the first place, and on Biden & Co. for a complete failure in properly planning and executing the evacuation.
Anyone that believes we went to Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, etc., to fight terrorism, depose evil dictators, spread democracy, help women, etc. is deluding themselves. It's about seizing/protecting resources (oil/gold/opiates), protecting pipeline territory, and enriching MIC.