Originally posted by Raskolnikov
No, it's quite common knowledge here that the CIA trained him when he was fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan and that fanaticism was a large part of that training. bin Laden won't admit it, but the US does.

As to imperialism - that accusation holds little water. As I said before, does the US buy or sell Kuwaiti oil? Does Japan and Germany go along with everything the US says?

Think critically of the critics, they're just as likely to have alterior motives as anybody else.

So you admit that Bin Laden was an U.S. mistake ? And now by the actions the U.S. is taking (like war against Iraq) , the U.S. is fueling fundamentalism ... Is it on purpose ? I mean , spreading extremism in the world (mainly arabic nations) so that the U.S. can invade them some other time in the future as "war against terrorism" ??!

You don't have to buy & sell or take over their oil wells to controle it ... You can't deny the great Influence of the U.S. on gulf states decisions to keep the oil price in the range you want it.

Also after invading Iraq , there are going to be lots of investment deals to rebuild Iraq , most of these eventualy will go to the U.S. (in case the war doesn't turn out to be a new Vietnam).

Also , it has been rumored that the U.S. can/will claim their rights in some portions of Iraqi oil to pay for the dues of war... Is that why they don't care about the expenses ? Is the U.S. taking war as a business ?

[Edited by SLY on 02-08-2003 at 04:53 PM]