Would it not be the equivalent of a what supremacist gang get into the army and get trained and do a couple tours here and there. Comeback home and all go to Canada and pull off a deadly attack? Should the US be blamed for training the group that messed up Canada? Or does the US get a pass because we are a hegemony?
Does most of the US blame Saudi Arabia for the attack? I’ve never heard anyone make that claim, let alone MOST people.
A good part of the right-wing anti-muslim bigots in our country blame the kingdom of Saudi Arabia for what a criminal group led by a (distant) cousin of the king did.
Most Americans were 13 or younger when 9/11 happened, and only know what their parents, schools, and friends said.
Most Americans were 13 or younger when 9/11 happened
And this is the most painful thing I’ve read today.
Al-Qaeda trained in Afghanistan, Sudan, and had ties to people in Pakistan. 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi, although 3 of the 4 pilots (who were the leaders and apparently the only ones who knew the plan was a suicide mission) were not Saudi; those were from Egypt, UAE, and Lebanon.
In the immediate aftermath, as details first came out about the identities of the hijackers, there was a lot of anger towards Muslims in general and Saudis in particular, especially after it became public that the Bush administration had allowed several members of the Saudi royal family to fly out of the US while all US airspace was supposed to be closed. In the intervening years, whether because of active rehabilitation efforts by the Saudis or by wider acceptance of Al-Qaeda as a pan-Arab organization, I feel like that anti-Saudi sentiment has cooled.
15 of the 19 attackers were citizens of Saudi Arabia, and I was pretty sure their training for the attack was in Afghanistan. The US used the horror of the attack to invade Iraq, which had nothing to do with the attacks.
People pointing out the citizenship of the majority of the attackers isn’t blaming the country of Saudi Arabia, it is highlighting that the official narrative to justify invading Iraq was bullshit.
Iraq war had worse consequences than it should have.
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Pro Tip: When you are wanting to ask a Why question, its a good practice to make sure the What part is accurate. Especially when it includes a broad generalization. Have a blessed day!
