By all means watch the video. Then watch the other videos of those events and put it in context. They cannot be separated. They are inextricably linked.

No-one deserved to be shot. Some though, were there performing their duty to protect the lawmakers from harm. Others were not, having forced their way in and were making death threatening noises and actions. Anyone associated with them and caught up in the action had, at the very least, put themselves in harm's way.

Which of those two groups deserves our support, sympathy and understanding?

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

And let it not be forgotten how the Democratic press praised and promoted this guy.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Does Biden not know that 9/11 came from Afghanistan?

Rapidly turning out to be a disaster.

Saudi Arabia.

Indeed. Afghanistan was a suitable distraction, and the more complete truths about the attack were buried and classified for many a year. Not as though our attitude towards Saudi Arabia has changed since anyway. They act, and dismember on foreign soil, with impunity.

That said, I was quite disgusted with one of Bidens representations giving a briefing basically wiping their hands of the Afghan people. Basically putting it solely on their ill-equipped government and they left them in the lurch. A government that will soon fall and be back at square one. As per usual, we'd have been better off just not getting involved in the first place for all of the chaos it causes.

If who pays the price is more political than preventative, it possibly doesn't achieve a great deal. Spending billions on bombing a bunch of bumpkins while turning a blind eye to the major players and organisation behind such an attack is a win for those doing so. The US essentially hid many inconvenient truths (such as significiant support and links from elements within Saudi government), and went on an 'America f#ck yeah!' expedition instead. Little to stop the same happening again.

But I don't disagree that the world is better off without Bin Laden and the hatred and terror he spread. It's a fair point to say that occupations just don't generally work and so if anything is going to happen, it's better that it's a short sharp shock, rather than a prolonged waste of time.