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Originally posted by Shortfuse
I won't argue with that? but I want to put somethign out there.
So the US support of Saudi Arabia would have nothing to do with Bin Laden's dislike of us? Al Queda was formed to get rid of the brutal Saudi government and would spread to help fight the Soviets in Afghanistan. Remember Al Queda didn't pop up in the early 90s.
Bin Laden has also called for a end to Saddam's government in Iraq since Saddam follows a more secular form of government.
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Even if we didn't support Saudi Arabia, and we shouldn't, Bin Laden would still have a beef with the US. He is looking for the erdication of all modernity, and the US, more than any nation, exports the cultural products of modernity.
Also, he is one of those people who looks at the Crusades, and still holds a grudge (he needs to take some Prozac and get over that) while conveniently ignoring similar behavior by Muslims in the past. He also does not see that he is a modern day "crusader," with all the negative connotations of the label.