9/11 allowed them to come up with a reason to invade Iraq and topple Saddam which they wanted to do in order to install permanent bases in the middle east to protect the oil etc. so they could shift carrier groups to the pacific.
Spend some time reading what the Bush "crew" want to do... They wanted Saddam gone from Iraq before 9/11 even occured.
http://www.newamericancentury.org/
read this
http://www.newamericancentury.org/Re...asDefenses.pdf