Larenxis said:
In response to 'why 911 happened' I'd like to refer to this BBC article about US military presence in Saudi Arabia.
"Technically US troops there have been part of Operation Southern Watch, which has enforced the no-fly zone over southern Iraq set up after 1991. But our correspondent says the US troops have become a potent symbol of Washington's role in the region, and many Saudis see them as proof of the country's subservience to America. Saudi Arabia is home to some of Islam's holiest sites and the deployment of US forces there was seen as a historic betrayal by many Islamists, notably Osama Bin Laden. It is one of the main reasons given by the Saudi-born dissident - blamed by Washington for the 11 September attacks - to justify violence against the United States and its allies."
So the United States is not allowed to do anything to which "many Saudis" or "many Islamists" might object, otherwise slitting the throats of women and flying planeloads of innocent people into buildings is justified. Pray tell me, is the United States obligated to kill the Jews ourselves or is it sufficient for us to just arm the Islamic forces so that they can kill them? Where exactly does our obligation to these people end?
And why is it acceptable to obey the wishes of the Saudis who see the American presence in Saudi Arabia as "proof of the country's subservience to America" but not the wishes of the Saudis who fear their country will soon be the third sovereign nation Saddam Hussein invades. Your world view seems to start and end with "America is evil. America is so evil that there's no room for any other evil in the world. Any action that seems evil is actually good if taken against America." So Afghanistan attacking America is justified by America troops being in a third country, while America is not justified in invading Afghanistan just because they attacked us. As an American, please excuse me if I discard your world view as dangerous drivel.
Please, please spend some time over a period of months browsing these and other web sites and see what these people say in their own words, their leaders' speeches and editorials. You'll need some patience, as sometimes the English translations are turned off and the pages themselves go down frequently, but eventually you'll come to understand what the Islamists intend for themselves and the world.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/55ABE840-AC30-41D2-BDC9-06BBE2A36665.htm
http://www.irna.ir/?LANG=EN&PART=_HOME&TYPE=HP
http://www.paknews.com/
http://www.ynetnews.com/home/0,7340,L-3083,00.html
http://www.islamistwatch.org/