I agree. Still there are those who deny OBL's own admission as the "reason" being that he planned the attacks upon the US. That reason was Iraq, as documented in OBL's 1998 PBS interview - whether or not we deem it justified, OBL gave Iraq as a motivator. He even stated then terrorists were already in the US planning attacks, but Giuliani says he's never heard any of that before. It tells me Giuliani isn't quite the war on terror expert he supposes he is, or Giuliani simply lied to grandstand.
From what I've been abled to piece together, from the 1998 PBS OBL interview and the statements made specifically putting US presence in Iraq as a motivator to attack the US, from the return of the Saudi prince's check and the reason behind Giuliani's rejection being the prince linked the US presence in the ME to the attacks, from Giuliani's assertion he's the "best qualified" to lead the WOT because of his understanding the terrorists, if the latter being true I'd say Giuliani lied.
And I'm no Ron Paul fan, but it disgusts me to see Giuliani's cold exploitation of the 9/11 attacks for his own political ambitions and his manipulation of the truth for his own interest.
OBL’s justifications for killing humans that refuse to kneel five times per day facing Mecca in worship of Allah have changed more times than anyone can count.
His original complaint was we had troops in Saudi Arabia to defend against Saddam and Son’s. We left...he found another reason to kill humans that refuse to kneel five times per day facing Mecca in worship of Allah.
Citing a madman’s insane rationalizations in defense of a home grown kook like Ron Paul is counterproductive to your own cause, in short.