Bombastic host Rosie O’Donnell brought out the 9/11 truther in her on “The View” Tuesday, asking fellow co-host Nicolle Wallace if the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was “created” because the U.S. attacked the Middle East, which she claims “had nothing to do” with the “Saudi hijackers” that brought down the World Trade Centers, hit the Pentagon and crashed a plan in western Pennsylvania.
The conversation began due to harsh words by former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta about his former boss, President Barack Obama. (RELATED: Panetta: Obama Damaged U.S. Credibility With Syria Red Line)
Rosie O’Donnell: “But don’t you think the reason ISIS was created was because when Saudi hijackers [makes quote marks] attacked us, we invaded a different country that had nothing to do with it? That would incite people to radicalize, right? Why is it that taking the troops out that caused it?”
Wallace: “Well, the one thing about ISIS is no American president of any party does anything to make terrorists hate us. Because what they hate about us is our values, our way of life. They hate our freedom.”
O’Donnell: “I don’t believe that. I have heard that on Fox News a lot. But I don’t believe that. I think that the reason that…”
Wallace: “You think we do things to make them mad?”
O’Donnell: “I think we have to be responsible for our actions. And if Saudi hijackers did what they do on 9/11 you don’t invade Iraq and kill innocent people in the process.”
Wallace: “What do you think we should have done instead?”
Whoopi Goldberg: “Let me put you on hold for a seconds. . We’ll come back and finish this conversation because I know it’s meaningful.”