Why din bin-Ladin attack us, did we do anything to piss him off?
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We don't need a "commission" to find out how 9-11 happened. The truth is in the timeline: \n\nPRESIDENT CARTER, DEMOCRAT \n\nIn 1979, President Jimmy Carter allowed the Shah of Iran to be deposed by a mob of Islamic fanatics. A few months later, Muslims stormed the U.S. Embassy in Iran and took American Embassy staff hostage. \n\nCarter retaliated by canceling Iranian visas. He eventually ordered a disastrous and humiliating rescue attempt, crashing helicopters in the desert. \n\nPRESIDENT REAGAN, REPUBLICAN \n\nThe day of Reagan's inauguration, the hostages were released. \n\nIn 1982, the U.S. Embassy in Beirut was bombed by Muslim extremists. \n\nPresident Reagan sent U.S. Marines to Beirut. \n\nIn 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut were blown up by Muslim extremists. \n\nReagan said the U.S. would not surrender, but Democrats threw a hissy fit, introducing a resolution demanding that our troops be withdrawn. Reagan caved in to Democrat caterwauling in an election year and withdrew our troops – bombing Syrian-controlled areas on the way out. Democrats complained about that, too. \n\nIn 1985, an Italian cruise ship, the Achille Lauro, was seized and a 69-year-old American was shot and thrown overboard by Muslim extremists. \n\nReagan ordered a heart-stopping mission to capture the hijackers after "the allies" promised them safe passage. In a daring operation, American fighter pilots captured the hijackers and turned them over to the Italians – who then released them to safe harbor in Iraq. \n\nOn April 5, 1986, a West Berlin discotheque frequented by U.S. servicemen was bombed by Muslim extremists from the Libyan Embassy in East Berlin, killing an American. \n\nTen days later, Reagan bombed Libya, despite our dear ally France refusing the use of their airspace. Americans bombed Gadhafi's residence, killing his daughter, and dropped a bomb on the French Embassy "by mistake." \n\nReagan also stoked a long, bloody war between heinous regimes in Iran and Iraq. All this was while winning a final victory over Soviet totalitarianism. \n\nPRESIDENT BUSH I, MODERATE REPUBLICAN \n\nIn December 1988, a passenger jet, Pan Am Flight 103, was bombed over Lockerbie, Scotland, by Muslim extremists. \n\nPresident-elect George Bush claimed he would continue Reagan's policy of retaliating against terrorism, but did not. Without Reagan to gin her up, even Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher went wobbly, saying there would be no revenge for the bombing. \n\nIn 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. \n\nIn early 1991, Bush went to war with Iraq. A majority of Democrats opposed the war, and later complained that Bush didn't "finish off the job" with Saddam. \n\nPRESIDENT BILL CLINTON, DEMOCRAT \n\nIn February 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed by Muslim fanatics, killing five people and injuring hundreds. \n\nClinton, advised by Dick Clarke, did nothing. \n\nIn October 1993, 18 American troops were killed in a savage firefight in Somalia. The body of one American was dragged through the streets of Mogadishu as the Somalian hordes cheered. \n\nClinton responded by calling off the hunt for Mohammed Farrah Aidid and ordering our troops home. Osama bin Laden later told ABC News: "The youth ... realized more than before that the American soldier was a paper tiger and after a few blows ran in defeat." \n\nIn November 1995, five Americans were killed and 30 wounded by a car bomb in Saudi Arabia set by Muslim extremists. \n\nClinton, advised by Dick Clarke, did nothing. \n\nIn June 1996, a U.S. Air Force housing complex in Saudi Arabia was bombed by Muslim extremists. \n\nClinton, advised by Dick Clarke, did nothing. \n\nMonths later, Saddam attacked the Kurdish-controlled city of Erbil. \n\nClinton, advised by Dick Clarke, lobbed some bombs into Iraq hundreds of miles from Saddam's forces. \n\nIn November 1997, Iraq refused to allow U.N. weapons inspections to do their job
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dear khurram, u r too emotional.\ntry to understand it was not the muslims who fight back, it was so called terrorist? but who knows it could be a well managed plan to win the election by terreorising the voters of america or as well as the other countries.\nwho told the danish cartoonist to make the nasty cartoon? nobody but who got the benifitt?\nislam loves peace not war untill others come to fight.\nwhen muslims will fight back there will be third world war.\nbut again somebody will get benefit.\nso have trust in muslims and keep faith in islam, no bosy got dare to attack muslims.
856697
What happened is that my friends got mad because of how you attacked me.
721061
You are a smart cookie!  Our fiasco in Iraq has given Iran the guts they needed to challenge the US.  After seeing how we're getting our asses kicked by a ragtag bunch of jihadists, they figured it was time to kick some sand in the bully's face.  And yes, anybody who's been paying attention knows that Saddam didn't want to admit he didn't have WMDs because he didn't want to appear weak to the Iranians.  Just another example of how stupid and self-absorbed some Americans can be.  We stumble into areas of the world where we don't have the first clue what's going on.
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The cartoon showed a picture of mohammed with a bomb in his turban. \nIt was supposed to be saying that muslims are violent from their early roots. Then they protested through the streets burning european embassies shouting "behead those who insult islam" and didn't do themselves any favours in dispelling that image.
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3) Growing Terrorism - Hmmm...could we be doing anything to piss anyone off so that they would want to kill us? Last I checked we hadn't invaded any...oh, nevermind...or bombed any weddings...Oops, nevermind again...well at least we haven't tortured any...Ah, I give up.
898192
well i'm all for taking out people out of there right now and let the fools fight it out and kill eachother to the last man. Why on earth do we not just leave? We went to catch Sadam Insane. We did that, he's been tried and sentenced to hang. no point in sticking around. the mission is long over.
994644
your question isn't very well put so i don't know exactly what you mean. but we went to iraq to help those people living under sadam who was horrible to them.
757967
Huge mistake is correct.  What could possibly be wise about the whole exercise?  Wise to put the shiites in power thus strengthening Iran?  Wise to kill 150,000 Iraqis?  Wise to put our soldiers in the middle of a civil war?  Is it wise to execute Saddam thus heightening the sectarian violence?  Nothing about it is wise.
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According to pre-release comments by al Jazeera, he will propose a truce.  But considering he's already said we all must die at Muslim hands, I don't trust anything he says.  If he actually is trying to make a truce, its only because he feels close to being beat.  It appears we must have really creamed the remnants of his top command with these last attacks in Pakistan.
432698
If we attack them then we have no right to be mad if they attack back.
751890
Well, may I say, Sir, that the birth of Islam, itself was in violence?\n\nThe fact that they have a Religious and Political Agenda to Dominate the World is open Knowledge.\n\nSo, whether they are provoked or not,  will not make any difference at all.  Ultimately, they will attack all of us. Even at the risk of being martyrs.  Because that's what their Religion is all about.  Others before me have already detailed this.\n\nIf they speak of different interpretations, I'd caution you to remember that it is written in their Koran that must resort to deception and cunning to defeat the infidel.\n\nSo, I guess it's not an option for us, Sir; because that's what they are.  We can't help it.  We can either fight back or be killed.\n\nThat's the set of choices we will have.
565081
hey Assshole! Did you stay awake during basic trainig, are you wanting to help the terrorists or are you just stupid? stay of the internet with that shittt.
732308
Uh, duude, we're not "attacking" Iraq - we conquered their armies 3½ years ago. What's been going on for the past 2½ years is that we've been helping the democratically elected Iraqi government protect their people and train their troops and establish their new government. \n\nThanks for noticing!\n\nOh, and the reasons we went there:\nhttp://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/10/20021007-8.html
611682
They attack other countries, but they see us as the biggest threat to their way of life, so they attack us the most.  They think we are going to colonialize the rest of the world (I can't say that I disagree), and since they see our (western) lifestyles as evil, they want to stop us before that happens to them by raising awareness in their own countries of our evil deeds.  It certainly doesn't help that we back Israel.
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They complain when our forces kill innocent civilians because they didn't ask for our help to begin with.  We show up acting like we're the answer to their prayers and then run around killing innocent people.  Can't imagine why their pissed.  Most people don't like to have their country invaded by a foreign nation.  The insurgents, on the other hand, are trying to get us to leave.  You don't complain to the enemy when people are killed by friendly fire.
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Angry at who?  The irakis or the american government? Personnaly I am angry at them (military) for killing civilians in retaliation for loss of their colleagues. What kind of civilisation are we? we pride ourselves in liberty and freedom and democracy but we go out there and kill innocents like we would be barbarians from 7th century. Wow... What an example for other countries. And we are the "civilized ones".....\nThis makes me sick...