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Osama Bin Laden: The Cause Of The Afghanistan War

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The Afghanistan War initially commenced because of the acts of Osama Bin Laden. The Afghan leaders were put under international pressure to hand the terrorist over. When the Taliban failed at handing Osama Bin Laden over, the United States took in upon their armed forces. In October 2011, the United States of America targeted Bin Laden's fighters, the Taliban and began bombing Afghanistan. The conflict when Osama Bin Laden gained the audacity to attack the World Trade Center and pentagon, justifies the causes of this war. Benjamin Martin in The Patriot was a honorable man. He would do anything to prevent war because he now was a man of family. Yet, his mind was changed because of the oppression of his family. Benjamin Martin would support the

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