Trump Uses 9/11 Memorial Speech to Justify Iran War as Families Commemorate Victims of Attack – Live The recent speech by Donald Trump at the Pentagon, where he invoked the memory of the 9/11 victims to justify his administration's ongoing war in Iran, is a stark reminder of how that pivotal event has shaped US foreign policy and domestic politics over the past quarter century.
While Trump's words were laced with patriotism and reverence for those who have served in the war on terror, they also underscored a deeply disturbing pattern: using 9/11 as a justification for military interventions and authoritarian measures.
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the US embarked on a series of ill fated wars that have ravaged countries like Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria.