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I think there are two variables here: A: the number of people radicalized into anti-American terrorists B: the opportunity that As have to cause damage I sus
by codex 13y ago
I think there are two variables here:
A: the number of people radicalized into anti-American terrorists
B: the opportunity that As have to cause damage
I suspect A went up in the late nineties and continues to be high-ish today. B went up with OBL and the Saudis funding the game, but has gone down post-9/11 for a variety of reasons, including decreased Saudi bankrolls, increased airport and aircraft security, tighter restrictions on student visas, and a weakened Al Qaeda.
- Daniel_Newby 13y agoI think the change was that people gradually forgot Pearl Harbor or were never educated about it in the first place. Bin Laden had many virtues as a tactician but was poor at strategy and historical perspective. Now that the lesson has been relearned, we are mostly safe from large-scale sneak attacks for another 50 years.