Quote Originally Posted by medicinal
Lets set the record straight on 911. They didn't attack Americans, Americans were collateral damage, Kinda like when we bomb a hospital in Iraq. They were after the financial center and the military center and also the political center, the white house. The death of 3000+ Americans sensationalised the attack but was not the goal. The goal was to cripple our financial center and they achieved that big time. If I were to attack America (I'm not planning it, so relax) I would probably pick similar targets, only in my case, I'd cut off the head of the snake and go for the white house first. BTW any comparison to the 100,000-800,000 Iraqis Killed and wounded in Iraq, or are those lives worth less than American lives, plus the 3500+ American lives and the 25,000+ wounded. Who are the fools now?
I disagree.

Besides wanting to destroy symbols of democracy that they hate, and cripple us financially, one of the terrorists' main purposes was to kill as many Americans, and whomever else they could, on 9/11. They attacked in the beginning of the workday. If killing wasn't the goal, they would have hit at night, before the Towers were occupied with employees, tourists, etc. They are killers fueled by religious extremism with a lust for power and glory - via martyrdom.