[lawdog]

Exactly. Paul was attempting to articulate a point about our Mid-East Polcies in general terms and Bin Ladens justification for his delaration of War against the United States. Clarification doesn’t mean agreement. Paul was not siding with our attackers. He should have expressed it better.

[rmlew]

Exactly. Paul was attempting to articulate a point about our Mid-East Polcies in general terms and Bin Ladens justification for his delaration of War against the United States. Clarification doesn’t mean agreement. Paul was not siding with our attackers. He should have expressed it better.
The problem is that he no more comprehends Bin Laden than Rudy does.
Go read Chapter 4 of Sayid Qutb's Milestones and you will understand that the justifications are almost irrelevant except in terms of propaganda.