Reposted by Aaron Y. Zelin
The most underrated consequence of 9/11 might be the institutional knowledge the U.S. built afterward, writes @azelin.bsky.social. This “helped Washington disrupt terrorist networks, identify emerging organizations, and understand how local insurgencies could evolve into transnational threats.”
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9/11 Led to an Explosion of Counter-terrorism Expertise. Are We Squandering It? | Alhurra
The most underrated consequence of 9/11 may be the creation of an extraordinary American counterterrorism knowledge base – and the danger posed by its gradual disappearance. Before September 11, th…