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Originally posted by phreenet
The attacks on Sept. 11 were not provoked, ...
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I think we're all sharing opinions, but certainly, some are more vocal in their point. Otherwise, we're all still sharing.
As for 9/11 being provoked, no we didn't directly provoke this terrorist act, but these terrorists were provoked, by (what we perceived as) benign actions, namely, the US involvement in Israel, and many other parts of the world.
In other words; it's arguable. The US could have been more sensitive to the effect of their involvement, but you know what, there's no time/room for regrets. Enter cowboy diplomacy.
Personally, I'm glad to see the US feel a little bit of what Europe is going through, in terms of terrorism, but otherwise I agree, it was most definitely the wrong kind of action to take, to press a point.
As the now famous Japanese admiral once said: "I'm afraid that all we've done is awake a sleeping giant".