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For one, the US military and all of the corporations that produce for it (industrial complex) gained financially from the attack, because of sudden war-time demands. All of the money going to the wars we're fighting is really going to these corporations. It's just inconvenient for us to think of it that way.
A huge budget Bush had just approved for the Pentagon was instantly justified. Also, some trillions of dollars that Rumsfeld had just announced as lost on the evening of 9/10 were instantly forgotten (by most, anyway).
Larry Silverstein gained financially from multi-billion dollar insurance policies he had just taken out on the complex. Whether or not he actually rebuilds the complex with that money is still in the air. As of right now, insurance companies are being stingy and not paying as much as they're legally responsible for, but there have already been reports that New Yorkers were allegedly wanting the property to become a national monument or some other public property, and not corporate, because of the attacks. Silverstein could easily walk away from all of this with those billions in his pocket if he doesn't rebuild later.
Controlled Demolitions Inc. benefitted at least during the clean-up, for which they were commissioned. It's interesting trivia that they were also commissioned to clean up after the OKC Bombing.
es, everyone in PNAC got their new Pearl Harbor, to justify the securing of US interests abroad (their way of saying it ).
Originally posted by Mr_pointy
I don't see how the US military benefits at all, they lost a lot of people fighting wars, how could they benefit from this?
Originally posted by Mr_pointy
It helps them by organizing them to fight in the wars we wouldn't have to fight if it wasn't for 9/11? They will always be worried about the next war with a major power, the small countries that use those tactics are not likely to ever be a serious threat to america.
Originally posted by Mr_pointy
Why would they risk our main source of oil to bring down that area, if it can interfere with our oil supply?
Doing what you're claiming would increase the chances of them getting WMDs and potentially disrupt the oil supply.
Originally posted by In nothing we trust
Neo-con benifits
1) Limit the production and export of oil, from the middle-east, there-by raising oil prices and oil profits, and creating financial pressure upon the homeland to develop new energy alternatives.
Originally posted by In nothing we trust
3) Direct muslim anger towards isreal, there-by creating the potential for WWWIII, bringing about the ful-fillment of biblical prophecy.
1) Limit the production and export of oil, from the middle-east, there-by raising oil prices and oil profits, and creating financial pressure upon the homeland to develop new energy alternatives.
3) Direct muslim anger towards isreal, there-by creating the potential for WWWIII, bringing about the ful-fillment of biblical prophecy.
Originally posted by Mr_pointy
They got exactly what the didn't want, a ground war against a low tech people, they wanted defense against high tech weapons.
Originally posted by In nothing we trust
Neo-con benifits
2) Plant our troops in Afganistan and Iraq with a pre-emptive invasion upon Iraq (the worlds 4th largest known oil reserves), and surround Iran (The worlds 3rd largest known oil reserves) before China gets smart enough to do it first.
Originally posted by rd123
Originally posted by In nothing we trust
Neo-con benifits
2) Plant our troops in Afganistan and Iraq with a pre-emptive invasion upon Iraq (the worlds 4th largest known oil reserves), and surround Iran (The worlds 3rd largest known oil reserves) before China gets smart enough to do it first.
Afghanistan, maybe. But Iraq, no. Bush wouldn't be able to get into the war with Iraq because of 9/11. Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. People seem to think that we just went to war there for no apparent reason. Suddam Hussein declined the weapon inspectors to do there job. If Bush planned 9/11 so he could go to war with Iraq, he would have to have Suddam Hussein's cooperation which would have been impossible to do.