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Also one has to acknowledge the simple fact another attack of 9-11 scale or even close never happened again on US soil. That was the main mission during the 20

Also one has to acknowledge the simple fact another attack of 9-11 scale or even close never happened again on US soil. That was the main mission during the 2000s and even well into Obama era (at least till Osama was killed). Another 9-11 like attack is ticket to one term presidency or political death.

Proziam 7y ago
We never had an event of that level of devastation BEFORE 9/11 either. They used the tragedy to push a surveillance and war agenda. In the end, most of the people in the countries we bombed to hell and back as a result didn't even know 9/11 had occurred. first source on google - https://www.stripes.com/news/among-many-afghans-9-11-remains-unfamiliar-or-poorly-understood-1.546978 https://www.stripes.com/news/among-many-afghans-9-11-remains... Nothing justifies torture.
- Diederich 7y ago
  > We never had an event of that level of devastation BEFORE 9/11 either. I understand there's some nuance to what you're saying, so I'm not necessarily disagreeing with it, but I will bring up the attack on Pearl Harbor as an example of a surprise event with a similar loss of life. Somewhat further afield are civil war battles where the losses were even higher. I don't mean to minimize the gravity or impact of the 9/11 attacks, and I fully agree everything else you said.
  - Proziam 7y ago
    You are correct, however, you're referencing conflicts between nations with nation-level resources to bring to bear for said conflict. 9/11 was particularly devastating because it was executed by so few, with so little resources, and harmed so many.
    - Diederich 7y ago
      All true.