What Is Your Interpretation of Nine 11?

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After 9/11, George w. Bush said: 'They hate our freedom' But what is your answer to y hy nine 11? Why did that happen? Well, itsjmand id. Think osarma bin laden at his word. E talked about it a lot, and had three big problems. One was the sanctions on iran, which were killing large numbers of people. He also obviously hated a thea support that was being given to israel. And he also hated the dictocrats around the world,. such as those from sa arabia. Even at his death, bu samo bin ladin was still saying that the problem is we didn't kill enough americ

In this conversation based on his new book, The Stupidity of War, political scientist John Mueller argues that American foreign policy since 1945 has been one long miscue; most international threats — including during the Cold War — have been substantially exaggerated. The result has been agony and bloviation, unnecessary and costly military interventions that have mostly failed. With international war in decline, complacency and appeasement become viable diplomatic devices and a large military is scarcely required.