Quote Originally Posted by bourbon View Post
Anybody have a favored hypotheses or combination of?
Hmm, AQ and others being declared to be "terrorists" killed more U.S.Americans since 9/11 than during 9/11 and did multiple times as much economic damage.
I'd rate that as "attacked". OK, counter-"attacked".

Quote Originally Posted by Ken White View Post
Of course, another question is; Are there Angels?

Yet another is; How many tried to dance there but couldn't get past the bouncer on the door?
1. Probably.
2. Likely not many.


Seriously; as far as I understood it, AQ has changed itself and its methods a lot since 9/11.
It's now much more interested in changing the Arab/Muslim world than in attacking Westerners(?).
Even the complete annihilation of Manhattan would not really serve a purpose for AQ.


They have been remarkably uninterested in attacking Westerners who did not meddle in Arab countries anyway.