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In reply to the discussion: Apparently no one told American politicians that America is at war [View all]citood
(550 posts)"it is because US troops were in Muslim Holy Lands. Had the troops not been there, 9/11 probably would not have happened"
Did we invade Saudi Arabia? Of course not. Any troops we had in Saudi Arabia in September 2001 were there with the permission (and likely invitation) of the Saudi Arabian government. How are we responsible for this inciting a group to commit mass murder.
We also have troops in South Korea, by invitation of the Korean government. There are actually a lot of people in Korea who don't want our military there anymore...and they protest the 'old fashioned' way with peace marches and the political process. If they decided to short circuit the process and slaughter 5,000 Americans, I certainly wouldn't blame myself.
BTW, we probably have a marine or two at the embassy in Saudi Arabia...does Al Quaeda still have permission to kill me because of this?