The hijackers were Saudi nationals, but the operation was in no way sponsored by the Saudi state, which is a staunch US ally. Which is why the US proceeded to (attempt to) flatten Afghanistan instead.
replyThere wasn’t anything to flatten in Afghanistan. They were coming off a 20 yr civil war.
replyProxy war. And that's an awful lot of years and billions spent on flattening nothing, don't you think?
replyDonating fuel to terrorists on the other side of the planet isn't cheap
reply> Which is why the US proceeded to (attempt to) flatten Afghanistan instead.
replyIt seems to have made things better for the Taliban.
It is a very different taliban
replyThe suggestion that Cuba would risk that for no obvious benefit is weird. Some wildcards in Cuba might be doing this unsanctioned. But any Cuban sanctioned/sponsored attack is very unrealistic.
replyCuba is the easiest target the US could have. It's very close to the US and very far from any potential ally. The US has never shied away from committing acts of extreme cruelty, well into terrorist or war crime territory. From dropping nuclear bombs on civilians, phosphorus bombs, drone bombing innocent people, schools, hospitals, institutionalized torture, etc. even with far weaker reasons.
There is no scenario where a direct attack on the US wouldn't lead to an extremely violent response in complete disregard of Cuban lives. And get away with it.