Cynically? The executive branch got a bunch of new powers in the Patriot act, Halliburton shares soared for a few years, and the only people who were punished w

Cynically? The executive branch got a bunch of new powers in the Patriot act, Halliburton shares soared for a few years, and the only people who were punished were a handful of traditional republicans associated with the Bush administration not already retired before isolationists like Trump took over the party. The main architects all did very well. I can only hope that the next generation learned not to trust government as quickly, but Vietnam wasn't that long ago so I don't know how realistic that hope is.