So; I'll just start stating things that happened in recent history... The CIA train and equip Bin Laden to fight the Russians in Afghanistan. Bin Laden came up with a plan to drag America into a fight in the Middle East that they (the US) will never win. The CIA propped up the leader of Iran, until they rebelled and threw us out. The CIA facilitated the war between Iraq and Iran which had catastrophic loss of life. We funded both sides. No borders changed... nothing changed; just piles of dead people. We attempted to take over the countries on both sides of Iran after Saudi Arabian citizens attacked us. Iran has used proxy networks to protect themselves and disrupt the Empire goals of the US. We keep strong men in power, regardless of how they treat their people. The war on terror means that every president has the ability to act as if it was war time; not many people realize we're in an unending war... it will never end... and that's why the SCOTUS makes rulings to empow...