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>>Had we taken out countries like Iraq, Syria, and Iran, it could have prevented 9-11.
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>"Taken out? How would that be done exactly?

Well, I think you could start by renaming them maybe. Iraqus, Syriaus and Iranus. Then you would have to either remove all the people and their culture, or convert them all to a Western religion, force US citizenship on them, make everyone get an expresso maker and WiFi. Just some quick ideas...