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A very nice article placing 9-11 in it historical perspective, delineating our enemy and what they hope to accomplish. Those who state that they simply hate us are simplistic in their views. Just as the Japanese had political reasons to attack Pearl harbor, so does al Queda. That does not excuse their attacks. it simply places our response to war in a different light.
Juan Cole discusses what we have done right and what we have done wrong. To win this war will not be done easily, for it is a multigenerational war already from the perspective of the Muslim world (at least that is how al Queda wants to portray it. This is the final culmination of colonial empires). We win, not by gaining land and by supporting puppet regimes but by getting the people, those who would really support a demoncracy, on our side. A few years ago, >80% pf arabs were with us. Now almost all are against our presence. We will never 'win' as long as that is the case. 2:42:18 PM 
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