Originally Posted by MTKrav911

Which happened in the Carter Administration (the overthrow of the Shah in Iran), because Cater (a democrat), thought he could muscle OPEC. He couldnt. And lost a leader because of it.

I agree with Afghanistand and Iraq, but the fact is the enemy of my enemy is my friend. This is Warfare 101 train of though. And at the time, Bin Laden was the enemy of our enemy, thus making him o ur friend.....In the 80's.

Bush I and Clinton both are to blame for 9/11.

Bush I because he didnt finish off Saddam who attacked Kuwait. Bin Laden offered his Al Qaeda warriors to fight Saddam, but the Saudi's and Kuwaiti's didnt want him because he was a nut. So the Saudi's and Kuwaiti's went to America. This infuriated Bin Laden who in turn made America Enemy #1.

Then Clinton, for all the aforementioned reasons of his policies int he 90's.

I fault the current Bush for just surrounding himself with idiots. And him acting like one. I applaud him though, that there hasnt been an attack here since 9/11, and through the Patriot Act has made it virtually impossible for one to occur again any time soon.