Whipping boys
When it is impractical or inconvenient to retaliate against the real culprit, America has a history of attacking a weak country that it knows it will easily defeat. After the Saudi-initiated attack on the WTC, Iraq (a country that did not harbour any terrorists and presented no threat) was annihilated. After a lot of tough talk about N.K., America has decided to attack ... Afghanistan.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
