American Imperialism and 9/11

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Analysis of whether U.S. foreign policies led to hatred on part of terrorists. Discusses perception of U.S. interests as self-serving. Pro-Israel bias. Purpose of U.S> foreign policy to protect American economic interests. Dissatisfaction in Islamic regimes over U.S. exporting American ideals of democracy. Tie-in of democracy to modern consumer goods.

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"American Imperialism as a Cause of September 11?


Perhaps the two most frequently asked questions after the terrorist attacks of September 11, were Why do these people hate America so? and Are we somehow partially to blame for inciting terrorists? There are no simple, pat answers. But, scanning some of the letters to the editors in this weeks TIME Magazine (Oct 22) might shed some light on the issue:
The problem is that U.S. citizens have little reciprocal feeling for U.S. engineered human tragedy elsewhere. The U.S. needs to be aware that even among the countries is considers its subordinates and even within affluent nations the U./S. considers its compliant..."

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