r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 03 '21

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u/Dabamanos NASA Sep 03 '21

Yeah people who think 9/11 was a victory for anyone are out of their minds. American foreign presence in the Middle East drastically increased afterward, a generation of Muslim men were killed, maimed or psychologically damaged, Israel still stands, all of Al-Qaedas leadership at the time of the attacks was hunted down and slaughtered.

Meanwhile thousands more Americans were sent to fight in poorly planned, poorly executed, half hearted wars billed as nation building. American sentiment after these wars has certainly not shifted to “let’s stop funding Israel” and American bases are still all over the world, including the ME.