What exactly was the objective that Al Qaeda had in carrying out the 9/11 attacks? A common explanation is that it was retaliation for US intervention in the middle east, but the attacks led to much more of that occurring. Did Al Qaeda leaders really not see that coming? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

What exactly was the objective that Al Qaeda had in carrying out the 9/11 attacks? A common explanation is that it was retaliation for US intervention in the middle east, but the attacks led to much more of that occurring. Did Al Qaeda leaders really not see that coming?

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