Because nobody cared until then... (the more you delete this the more ill post it moderators...)
Explanation:
ummm we weren't in your class so we can't answer that for you....
It wasn't legaly binding and was available for individual interpretation, which resulted in the notion of equality not including African-Americans, Native-Americans, and women. Those three groups were very affected by this since they were either enslaved or had no rights and could only be housewives.
After the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, bin Laden had seen the attack as an insult and act of aggression towards Islam. That's when he began to start a resistance against the Union. He had collaborated with many Arab volunteers to help with the resistance. After much help from Afghan resistance leaders and his collaboration with Azzam, Osama had created a militant network named al-Qaeda (the Base) in 1988. This is basically how him and his base attacked the U.S., 12 years later.
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It could have been because their ammunition racks were protected by Water jackets, to prevent fires in the ammunition racks from spreading and potentially causing detonation