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Propaganda is saying they did it because they hate our freedoms. Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda were not concerned about the the public relations game.
And yes, the Gulf War did start this as it established troops in the region. Bin Laden's fatwa specifically talked about how this was done to destabilize the Arab world in support of Israel.
The guy spent a decade screaming about Israel and the US support of it. He talked a lot about the repression of Palestinians and it was the duty of every Muslim to jihad for their freedom. Maybe he lied about that and kept his real reasons a secret (maybe it was our freedoms?). But their reasoning was consistent and Israel was always at the top of the list.
To act like our alliance with Israel played no role in the attacks is re-writing history. I don't think either side disputes that.
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