No. It was not Afghanistan. It was al-Qa'ida that attacked the Twin Towers.canuk woman said:What does the first or second gulf war have to do with the twin towers? I thought it was Afghanistan that attacked the towers.
Perception. If the U.S. is perceived as a bunch of wusses, then we will be attacked. We tip toed around the middle east. Carter was a wuss; the Iranians captured the U.S. Embassy and its staff. Reagan gets elected and is perceived as a strong President that will blast Iran into the stone age and the captives are released on inauguration day. Bush One stopped too soon then comes pity pat Clinton with here a bomb there a bomb with no sustained commitment to stopping those attacking U.S. interests or citizens and the U.S. is seen as weak again; -> the Twin Towers.
If you know a person that is 7 feet tall and has muscles of iron, but retreats from the 5 foot big mouth and never defends himself or anyone he loves, do you respect him? No. If he is patient and warns the big mouth and then smacks the big mouth into next week, you respect him.
There is a lot in the phrase walk softly but carry a big stick, but you have to be willing and able to use that stick once in a while.