However, it makes me wonder. Why would some foreigners in the ruins of Afghanistan be interested in hurting the US? Are they simply lunatics bent on shedding innocent blood? Are they attacking us only because they are against the American lifestyle?

The answer to these questions is multifaceted. But, I believe that American foreign policy is short sighted; it is often based on our selfish, national desires; it has at times hurt innocent lives; and it is partially responsible for the events of September 11.

Let me give you some examples that prove this point.

In 1979 Afghanistan fought to get Russian troops out of their country. Ultimately they succeeded, but then Afghanistan fell apart in a civil war that lasted approximately up to last year. Foreign powers were very important in sustaining the civil war. Eventually, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the US provided money, weapons, and

I hope that I have shown how Osama Bin Laden went from being supported and supporting the US, to funding Al-Qaeda and being against the American governments policies.

Ok, let me just give one last example.

During the 1990’s Gulf War, Bin Laden became critical of Saudi Arabia, because he felt that they should fight themselves rather than allowing the Americans to fight Iraq. Therefore, after the Gulf War when some American troops became permanently stationed in Saudi Arabia, he became critical of the Americans, whom he viewed as colonizers. By then, he had been expelled from Saudi Arabia and was traveling to various locations, planning ways to get American military troops out of his country. He resorted to terrorism, funding and training a terrorist organization that has been attacking the US for the past few years.

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