Originally Posted by
Timelord
I think that Al Qaeda “ violently inserted itself into the affairs……” of the USA first, with the shelter and support of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan
You are mistaking Al Qaeda for Afghanistan. If you are referring to the events of Sept 11, 2001, then the USA could have dealt with Al Qaeda in other more precise ways than overthrowing the Taliban government in Afghanistan (temporarily as it turns out). Additionally, re 9/11, there was a State that was much more intimately and directly involved than Afghanistan. Despite that, the USA treats the KSA as a friend and ally. As they do Pakistan. Why is that do you think?