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minus-squareennuid [he/him]hexbear5·4 years agoIf you want any convincing, the TrueAnon series on the subject goes extremely deep on the why. But in terms of consequence it didn't really matter if it was allowed or not. link
minus-squareYungTheorist [he/him]hexbear2·4 years agoI understand the why for either side. Osama Bin Laden wanted to make a statement and get revenge on the US, and the CIA wanted to depose an Anti colonialist leader in Iraq link
minus-squareennuid [he/him]hexbear8·4 years agoI'd say we wanted much more than that: an indefinite military occupation of an entire region and the patriot act immediately spring to mind. link
minus-squareYungTheorist [he/him]hexbear2·4 years agoYes. The patriot act is a beginning to the kind of state in which authoritarianism occurs for the wrong reasons. link
If you want any convincing, the TrueAnon series on the subject goes extremely deep on the why.
But in terms of consequence it didn't really matter if it was allowed or not.
I understand the why for either side. Osama Bin Laden wanted to make a statement and get revenge on the US, and the CIA wanted to depose an Anti colonialist leader in Iraq
I'd say we wanted much more than that: an indefinite military occupation of an entire region and the patriot act immediately spring to mind.
Yes. The patriot act is a beginning to the kind of state in which authoritarianism occurs for the wrong reasons.