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al-Qaeda, translation: "The Base" and alternatively spelled al-Qaida and sometimes al-Qa'ida) is a global militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between August 1988 and late 1989, with its origins being traceable to the Soviet War in Afghanistan
Note when it is founded.

Now let's see who funded that war:
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The Soviet war in Afghanistan lasted nine years from December 1979 to February 1989. Part of the Cold War, it was fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces against multi-national insurgent groups called the mujahideens. The insurgents received military training in neighboring Pakistan, China, and billions of dollars from the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and other countries

Emphases added.

So, if what the author meant was "creation" instead of "invention", which would be a minor error in usage, then, in point of fact, the CIA and U.S. government had a strong hand in spawning al-Qaeda.

Other than that, the main point IS that the cause of the intervention IS ECONOMIC in nature. Which should come as no surprise.
Whether the French government was "invited" to defend its own economic interests (and that of other Western nations) or not is very much beside the point.

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