Reassessing The Cost Of The Post-9/11 Era, Post Bin Laden

bin Laden's stated objectives­, circa 1998:



1. bleed the United States dry economical­ly

2. promote a 'Holy War' between Christiani­ty and Islam



911 was the trigger. once it was pulled, nothing else need be done. the psychology of United States citizens would do the rest.



conclusion­: bin Laden won, years ago. dead or alive, he still won, as witness our past and present behavior.
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