"New Yorkers tend to be pretty clear about who attacked us on
9/11. If you aren't,* allow me to explain that Saddam Hussein had
zero to do with it. The Taliban were the ones who backed Osama
bin-Laden and al Qaeda, so going to war with Afghanistan actually
made sense: they'd attacked us."
Actually the current evidence is that Osama Bin Laden was in
Pakistan at the time of the attacks. The 9/11 terrorists were
mostly Saudi Arabian. None were agents of the Afghanistan
government, so to say the Taliban attacked us doesn't fly.
As I recall, the Taliban offered to hand over Bin Laden, but we
turned them down because they wanted to see the evidence of Bin
Laden's responsibility. Hardly a great reason to go to war:
US: "Give us Bin Laden!"
Afghan: "Okay, but first prove he's the one that attacked you."
US: "Scr*w you, buddy, I don't need evidence. I'm angry and want to
bomb someone."
Afghan: "But--"
US: "Too late."
*explosions, sound of villages burning*
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