So why do people believe that 9/11 was a conspiracy?

I'm confused, so you believe 9/11 was our government?

There are a lot of people who believe in these conspiracy theories. Of course, it is nonsense. However, in Bush's case, his actions following Sept 11 have helped create a climate where conspiracy theories abound. Ie, we now know that only 2 days after the 9/11 attacks, he was looking to pin the blame on Iraq without having even obtained or commissioned an intelligence report to see if this backed up his 'gut reaction' that he believed Iraq had some hand in 9/11. Hence, some people then start a thinking that the US govt had some hand in 9/11, in order to create an excuse to attack Iraq. This is just an example how the conspiracy theory can take off. So no the US govt had nothing to do with 9/11. Of course not. Where I charge the US govt is cynically using that event to create a climate of fear and patriotic fervour which closed down rational debate in the US at that time (between 2001 to 2004, by which time doubts about the Iraq adventure started to make themselves heard). By closing down rational debate and labelling anyone who disagreed with him unpatriotic, the US got itself into a right fine mess (ie Iraq in particular).

I spent an obcene ammount of time and effort looking in to it all after the conspiricy theory started creeping out. I haven't seen anything new or revealing to this date either so, I discount it. I doubt there is any link you can put up thaqt hasn't already been hashed over or debunked. It's a very weakly put together and supportable theory that realies on a great deal of extapolation to even begin to try and come together.