9/11 + 10

Transcripts in English and Spanish: As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, it is time to take account of its aftermath.  The Iraq and Afghanistan wars, waged more as acts of national rage (fueled by fear), than by cold reason, have devastated two Central Asian countries, causing uncounted death among Afghan and Iraqi nationals, and considerable costs to the US as well.  These wars, more wars of prestige than necessity, have shattered at least 2 countries, and driven the US economy into distemper. But beyond theories or even our suspicions, wars are fought for measurable goals and objectives. We were told that these wars were part and parcel of the so-called Global War on Terror. It was designed to wipe out a non-state group (Al Qaeda) and reduce the lure of terrorism as a tool of anti-state war. If that was its intention, things haven't worked out so well. On 9/11, Al Qaeda had no real global footprint beyond Afghanistan. Today it has affiliates worldwide.  Indeed, the wars gave t