HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To encourage a peace agreement in the Middle East
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To promote Palestinian self-rule in Jerusalem
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To end American involvement in the Middle East
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To expel the Soviets from Afghanistan
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Detailed explanation-1: -One of the principal goals of al Qaeda was to drive the United States armed forces out of Saudi Arabia (and elsewhere on the Saudi Arabian peninsula) and Somalia by violence. Members of al Qaeda issued fatwahs (rulings on Islamic law) indicating that such attacks were both proper and necessary.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the chief grievances of Saudi-born Osama bin Laden was that “infidel” troops from the United States were present in Saudi Arabia, which contains Islam’s two holiest sites, Mecca and Medina.
Detailed explanation-3: -The official mission code name was Operation Neptune Spear. Neptune’s spear is the trident, which appears on the U.S. Navy’s Special Warfare insignia, with the three prongs of the trident representing the operational capacity of SEALs on sea, air and land.
Detailed explanation-4: -Anger. Betrayal: Bin Laden was expelled from Sudan in 1996, under pressure from the Americans and Saudis. “During my interview with Sheikh Osama bin Laden, he criticised the Sudanese government and felt bitter about how they betrayed him. He had trusted them and believed they were establishing a true Muslim country.