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Originally Posted by xerxes
Obviously Iran, if that is what you are getting at.
However, you are discussing things in terms of cause-and-effect, and i think that is great, yet the cause-and-effect theory can be apply to many nations - strong or weak (no names ofcourse), for other situations.
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Iran??
No.
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Originally Posted by xerxes
So was I totally wrong Mr Kanas Bear? this is what I said: "I am sure that had 9/11 not happened, there would have been perhapes strong covert operation aimed at overthrowing the Taliban regime by the US"
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Why make an enemy out of someone that wasn't an enemy to begin with? Until Feb 1998, al-Qaeda had been a minor player in the world of terrorism, AFTER Unocal and the Taliban had agreed on the pipeline did al-Qaeda suddenly increase the level of it's attacks.
Which is easier; building a pipeline through a country with that country's blessing OR building a pipeline after "causing a war" in which we invade and struggle with guerilla warfare with the deposed government? Even the "covert op" would still leave Taliban supporters throughout Afghanistan. And the US would still be fighting against a guerilla war.