I also remember exactly where I was and what I was doing on 9-11-01. At the time I didn't have a clue about what was going on or what the Twin Towers even were. At the time I was living in the Cayman Islands, where I'm originally from. Since then I have moved back to the US (I've gone back a forth a few times) and started college. I'm now half way to my degrees in Political Science and History. I know quite a bit about Bush, the government, and foreign policy. I have also watched Fahrenheit 911 (it wasn't banned, by the way, it was only delayed for release because of a thing I'm not going to go into now).
I have had a lot of change in my political outlook about this over the years. At first I was very anti-Bush, anti-Iraq-war and so on. But the more I learn about the things that I've mentioned above, the better my understanding of what's going on and the more neutral I have become about all of this. There is so much to say that I couldn't bare to put it all in a post like this, but I'll skip through my view of this briefly.
9-11 attacks:
When I first thought about what this was all about, I already understood that they would not have attacked the towers/USA without a reason. I figured that the US had done something to piss them off, and surely they have. The US gov't has had military bases in the mid-East for a long time and have been interfering with these areas for a long time. There is also a cultural issue: the Muslims are disgusted by the culture over here, but are losing some of their people too it (Muslims moving the US, taking part in this "evil" society, etc.). And old scores are probably an issue too.
Conspiracy:
I never heard of this "911 In Plane Site" before, but it's probably a bunch of crap. People like to make things up like this so make money. Now I'm not saying that there couldn't have been some sort of conspiracy, but if there was, stuff like this movie aren't where to find it - this is simply a way to make some cash, or it's made by people who really enjoy trying to 'unravel the hidden truth' about things for entertainment.
Bush:
I still think that Bush is a loser president, but he's not crazy and not a complete idiot. I mostly just hate his domestic policy, but I am also skeptical about the Iraq war. There were plenty of reasons to go into Iraq: oil trade, removing potentially threatening power, freeing people, fighting terrorism. The problem that I have with this is that Bush is arrogant. There's a reason why these things weren't done long ago - it's very difficult! But Bush, son of Bush, seems to feel a bit of omnipotence. This is a war that will go on for decades, no question. The invasion of Iraq has only made insurgency expand, the hate for America increase, and the threat of terrorism greater. All good that might come from this whole thing is the hope of helping the Iraqis attain peace and democracy, but if it ever happens it's going to be a long, long, long struggle and not simply done with some petty elections. This war in Iraq is only one of more episodes to come in the future.
Neo-conservatism:
"NeoCons" are something known best by political scientists (and students) such as myself. It's a new approach to conservatism, which Bush and his Administration (mostly) take their foreign policy approach with. It aims at goals that sound good, and that is primarily the spread of democracy throughout the world. I find it inevitable to happen eventually, but who knows how many centuries that will take. The NeoCons are beginning that process. The problem is, as I see it, is that they focus on the present and expect too much right now. This is why the War in Iraq will fail to be accomplished as they have hoped. Their ideals are good, but they expect too much and think they have more power than they actually do.
Iran, N. Korea, etc.
They're at least smart enough to do one at a time. Iraq was chosen first because of opportunity and rewards/reasons. The USA just does not have enough power to keep on this "march for democracy". If they think they do, they will weaken the country and, I think, lose their "world power" in the world.
I don't feel like writing anymore right now. I will watch this topic and make further responses later. Thanks for reading. Remember, a lot of what I've written might be just my opinion.
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