I read your link, Jack.

It's interesting reading, about a Unocal representative's business assessment of the oil resources for central Asia.
The expert testifies that developing the oil resources and creating political and economic stability in the region would allow economic development in Central Asia, that would vastly benefit people in the region, and in the process provide exports to Europe and the U.S.
Which is basically a win-win-win situation for Central Asia, Europe and the U.S.

So how does this support the idea of an underhanded conspiracy to exploit people in Central Asia and/or hoodwink the American people by letting September 11th happen? If the 19 terrorists had been arrested beforehand, the potential terrorism would have outraged thge American public just as much, without the huge loss to our economy.

I read an article in The Guardian in the week or so after September 11th, where it was reported that the Bush administration was planning an invasion well prior to September 11th, due to the multiple acts of terrorism orchestrated from Al Qaida, from bases inside Afghanistan, since 1996.
Even whithout letting September 11th happen the U.S. government had more than enough justification to go into Afghanistan and clean house (the U.S.S. Cole bombing, the Kenya and Tanzania bombings in Africa, bombing U.S. military apartments in Riyadh, aiding terror in Somalia.) The invasion was going to happen regardless.

If the invasion frees the Afghans from a repressive government, promotes economic prosperity and peace in the region, then where is the deceit and malevolence?

And why was letting 9/11 happen (presumably) necessary, essentially blowing up one sixth of the U.S. economy, for the Afghan invasion we were going to do regardless?

[ 07-12-2002, 03:06 AM: Message edited by: Dave the Wonder Boy ]