The stories on this site always starts with good intentions and then get’s lost in partisan politics.
We did not overreact to 9/11, in fact we did not do anything of substance to actually address the problem. If the USA was serious about root causes of 9/11;
1) stop treating the House of Saud like our masters
The House of Saud (Ruling family of Saudi Arabia) has been funding Wahhabi schools that teach Islamic fundamentalism and hatred of America for over a hundred years. Everyone in the world knows this, especially Muslims. Yet our presidents hold their hands and bow to them at each meeting, its sickening. We may as well send US presidents in tutus and tights, curtsy to them in public. This goes back to president Nixon, so its both GOP and DEMO presidents kissing their butt.
Most of 9/11 hijackers were Saudi, but we invade Iraq..?? seriously. Give the House of Saud a well deserved wake up call
2) Stop allowing the CIA to run amok in the world and come up with cohesive plan that eliminates Taliban and Al Queda and every other terrorist organization in 5 years. It will require involvement of Russian and Chinese intelligence and special forces agencies, and it is in everyones best interest to do so. We require quick overwhelming strikes, if the Host nations do not want these strikes on their lands do not harbor terrorists.
3) Enforce strict rules at the onset; what evidence is required to warrant the death penalty, and then enforce it. If terrorist does not receive the death penalty, Send them to a Devils Island type incarceration. Not Gitmo, not anything remotely pleasant. They would be required to feed themselves, grow their own food, hunt whatever is on the Island. Or just drop them into the middle of Amazon forest, or the Sahara. Be done with it.
4) invest in human intelligence systems. Spy satellite and technology do not work with terrorists that don’t use technology.
5) stop playing politics with terrorists. We are paying Taliban CASH to allow food to be loaded and off loaded on Pakistan airports and docks, and have been for years. its ridiculous. If they dont want the food, fine, hungry citizens are angry citizens. Let Pakistanis decide which side they want to be on. We got French Fries.
6) Secure the friggin borders already. If i owe a long distance carrier money they will hunt me down like an animal, maybe we should give each illegal alien a phone with roaming charges, Let Verizon find them.
7) End the war on drugs, legalize individual use and end the farce already. Prohibition made fortunes for organized crime, and created massive criminal enterprise. Drugs are doing the same again, we are creating a massive criminal enterprise in Mexico, Italy, Columbia, etc, etc. We can use the money to catch terrorist, not potheads.
