Discussing the Right Questions Regarding War

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

Rayn: If WAR is the answer, then you’re asking THE WRONG QUESTION!!!

“War is not the answer”

“War is not the answer”

Brian J.: What’s the question?

Rayn: The best question: “What was first – Al Qaeda, or US Foreign Policy?”

"Question 1: What was first - the egg or the hen? Question 2: What was first - Al Qaeda or US foreign policy?"

“Question 1: What was first – the egg or the hen? Question 2: What was first – Al Qaeda or US foreign policy?”

A good question: “What is ‘Blowback’?”

Terror ‘Blowback’ Burns CIA:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/terror-blowback-burns-cia-1182087.html
(note that it’s a Nov. 1998 article, so it’s pre-9/11 war politic!)

US-Armed, Trained & Funded Mujahideen Becomes Maktab Al-Khidamat (MAK), Al Qaeda, Taliban, and Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) Terrorist Groups

Mujahideen, Al Qaeda, Taliban, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group... Hmm... (Artwork by Karsten Schley)

“Question 1: What was first – the egg or the hen?
Question 2: What was first – Al Qaeda or US foreign policy?”
(Artwork by Karsten Schley, as part of the comic, “Just Guess”)

Let’s start with the facts about the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG):
http://www.ceifit.com/?categoryId=26685

According to the article,

The LIFG was founded in Afghanistan during the early 1990s by a group of mujahideen who had fought against the Soviet occupation. Once they returned to Libya, their main goal became overthrowing the Qadhafi regime in order to establish an Islamic state.

With this information in mind, read my other article, entitled “Questioning the Motives Behind America’s Invasion of Afghanistan,” and take note of the following facts:

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