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In reply to the discussion: Saudi Arabia: Legal expert says U.S. Government blew up Twin Towers on 9/11. [View all]Akamai
(1,779 posts)Bush administration.
Bush et al so steadily ignored all indications of an attack against the United States that their motivation for doing so is somewhat difficult to explain.
The Project for the New American Century group was looking at a variety of ways to bringing about American military action in Iraq.
The following concerning the PNAC group is from Wikipedia:
"Written before the September 11 attacks, and during political debates of the War in Iraq, a section of Rebuilding America's Defenses entitled "Creating Tomorrow's Dominant Force" became the subject of considerable controversy. The passage suggested that the transformation of American armed forces through "new technologies and operational concepts" was likely to be a long one, "absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event like a new Pearl Harbor."[45] Journalist John Pilger pointed to this passage when he argued that Bush administration had used the events of September 11 as an opportunity to capitalize on long-desired plans.[48]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century
Sure not difficult to see how Bush, Cheney, and Rove could welcome the attack.
It sure helped Bush get elected in 2004, helped Rove portray democrats as spineless, and helped Cheney make billions for his company, Halliburton.