Question: Why did Al Qaeda attack on 9/11?

Purpose/Thesis: The purpose of this essay is to determine why Al Qaeda attacked on 9/11. The principal reason why Al Qaeda attacked the United States on 9/11 was their ambition to build a vast Muslim empire throughout the entire Middle East and their desire to break the assistance the United States was providing Israel, the religious enemy of all the Islamic countries. Argument: Political POV #1: Al Qaeda attacked on 9/11 because they abominated the assistance United States was providing for Israel, an outcast country that was non-Muslim. -All Muslim countries and the people, such as Osama bin Laden, resented Israel because it was an outcast country that contains mostly Jews, which is seen as religious enemies towards the devout Muslims. -Osama bin Laden once announced that The creation and continuation of Israel is one of the greatest crimes, which is criticizing the support of Israel from the United States. -the United States constantly provided Israel with weapons and supports which was what have maintained their existence of Israel to the present. -the support of Israel from the U.S., particularly with powerful weapons, has caused high casualties of the Arabs in wars. -Israel was seen as an invader of the country Palestine, which Israel gladly took from and named it the present name Israel. Economic POV #2: Al Qaeda attacked on 9/11 because they resented the fact that the Unites States is economically benefiting from oil, which is produced in the Middle East, instead of their own countries utilizing the oil production. -Osama bin Laden concluded that since oil is produced in the Middle East, the Americans have no right to utilize it as a factor to improve their economy and that the Middle East should be the one who deserved the utility of oil. Social POV #3: Al Qaeda attacked on 9/11 because of the sanctions against Iraq and the offensive acts on the behalf Unites States such as sending groups of Americans into Iraq intending to investigate whether or not Iraq has nuclear weapons. -the United States originally started out by accusing Iraq of having devastating nuclear weapons. -the Americans conducted a provocative act by sending inspectors, intending to enter Iraq, to check out if they genuinely have mass destruction weapon. -the accusation by the United States was seen as a highly disrespectful move and was distasted greatly by the government and the people; they did not allow the Americans to enter their country at first attempt. -the United States had set an awful impression of Iraq for other countries by insulting them of evilness such as producing nuclear weapons. POV #4: Al Qaeda attacked on 9/11 because of their ambitious desire to build a vast Muslim empire throughout the Middle East with which they would have to wipe out all the Jews in Israel. -for Islamic countries to wipe out the Jews in Israel, it meant opposing the United States and battling its support for Israel. -the purpose of the attack was to weaken the assistance Israel was receiving from the United States or possibly break it in order to invade and conquer Israel easily. -the ambition of building a vast Muslim empire throughout the Middle East has caused the Al Qaeda to attack, determined to wipe out the hated Jews in Israel who were benefiting from the once Muslims land. -the attack was an admonishment of any support of Israel. Military POV #5: Al Qaeda attacked on 9/11 because of the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, which was seen, to Osama bin Laden and the Al Qaeda, as a provocation toward the Middle East since it was the holiest of places among the lands of Islam. - Osama bin Laden felt that the troop of U.S. was violating the holy place in Saudi Arabia -the sacred places in Saudi Arabia, Mecca and Medina, was so highly respected that when American troops were sent into Saudi Arabia, the Muslims were extremely upset. -Al Qaeda felt that the Americans were too near to Mecca. POV #6: Al Qaeda attacked on 9/11 because they were planning for the U.S. to respond, possibly raising a war against the Middle East, which could potentially unite all the Islamic countries to revolt against the U.S. -the attack was a lure to the U.S. to announce a war against Middle East countries which, in the hope, would motivate all the Muslim countries to respond with unity. -Al Qaeda wanted more allies willingly ready to battle the U.S. at anytime. -to revolt in unity against the United States ultimately means a greater chance to successfully build a Muslim empire since the people would then be on the same line of the battlement which would make them agree in unity of any cost. Conclusion: The main reasons why Al Qaeda attacked the United States on 9/11 were their rage for the violation the American troops had conducted by entering their religious holy land in Saudi Arabia. The attack, principally, was to support their ambition to build a Muslim country and unite all the Islamic countries in the Middle East to battle the United States. Word Count: 859