re: #11 Hawaii69

I didn’t say Taliban…I said “Islamists”.

The entire purpose of Al Quedas 9/11 was to instigate the
occupation of Muslim countries. They kicked the hornets
nest with the singular goal of stirring up the hornets.

Occupation & conflict brings legitimacy.

the Taliban have been around much longer than AQ, and they are your Islamists…as for your theory, I never heard that one…in fact only the opposite…did they invite the Soviets to invade to provide a rallying call?