Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Osama Bin Laden's Demands
Bin Laden stemmed from the group fighting along side the US. They were funded by the CIA with weapons to fight against Russia. This group eventually turned their back against the US after defeating Russia. Bin Laden became the leader and started his radical war against the US. He demanded that the US pull troops from his home country Saudi Arabia in which the US went in to protect them from Saddam Hussein. He also demanded that the US pull their troops out of other countries such as Afghanistan where they believed the US had no right to be in. With the US not budging on his demands he went along and declared war on America. His attacks were done by his radical followers and carried out against Americans.
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Although Bin Laden did have a significant hatred for Americans in general and wanted to significantly reduce the US' military influence in Saudi Arabia, I feel like it had to do more with religion than nationality. For example, in America, we learned about many radical Islamist terrorist attacks against Jews in synagogues due to Islamic tensions with Judaism, showing how these conflicts were moreso caused by extremist viewpoints on religion. Furthermore, I think that the reason why Saudi Arabia targeted Americans in particular wasn't just due to their nationality, but mainly because they were non-Muslims intervening within the holy land, which is why he declared a jihad for this purpose. So overall, I believe there is a bit more depth to the tensions and conflicts started by Osama Bin Laden than extremist hatred towards the US, as religious differences played major roles in his views.
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