September 11, 2001, is a date that will be infamous for centuries to come.
On that date, four coordinated attacks against the United States were planned and carried out by a terrorist group known as Al Qaeda. 19 Terrorists hijacked four American Airliners in the East Coast Region of the United States. The first two planes crashed into the World Trade Center. The third plane crashed into the Pentagon while the fourth crashed into a field. As a result, the Bush government initiated a series of campaigns to convince the American Public that Iraq must be held accountable for the atrocities of 9/11.
In 2002, Richard Dearlove the head of MI6 traveled to America to meet with the head of the CIA, George Tenet. After the meeting, Dearlove traveled back to England and met with the English Prime Minister at his home on 10 Downing Street. Dearlove revealed that what the United States government was propagating in the media was in direct contradiction to what Tenet had disclosed confidentially to Dearlove. This became known as the Downing Street Memo.
After September 11, 2001, the American public was in shock. How could a band of Islamic radicals from the middle of the Iraqi Desert outsmart the mighty counter-terrorism departments of the United States? American President, George Bush swore that the terrorist group Al Qaeda would be held accountable for the atrocities committed on American soil. As the days progressed, startling revelations from the CIA and FBI revealed that Sadam Hussein, head of the Iraqi government was not only harboring Al-Qaeda but that he was directly responsible for aiding and abetting them. This information infuriated the American public.
Bush would speak at numerous press conferences about the evils of the Iraqi dictatorship and the threat it imposed on the American public. Shortly thereafter, a startling report found there to be numerous Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq.
The American public’s sentiment quickly changed from fury to fear. Iraq must be invaded, and the Weapons of Mass Destruction must be destroyed. Innocent Americans were at risk if the Bush Government did not invade Iraq. Subsequently, President Bush declared War on Iraq.
Eight years, Eight months, and 26 days later, American troops pulled out of Iraq. Did the Iraqi government collude with Al Qaeda? No. Did the Iraqi government possess a plethora of Weapons of Mass Destruction with the intent to attack the United States? Again, the answer was no. One thing was for sure though. Millions of innocent Iraqis were dead. Millions of Iraqi homes were destroyed. Millions of Iraqi families were decimated. How could the American government be so wrong about Iraq? To this day no one knows.
However, a few things are known. Bush and multiple other American officials had vast investments in the American Industrial Military Complex. It is a well-known fact that in times of war, the American economy enters a boom state and money begins to flow. While questions about America’s reason for invading Iraq have gone unanswered, one thing is for certain: President Bush and various American governmental officials benefitted financially.
