(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke introduced the Safeguarding Americans from Extremism (SAFE) Act to prevent Palestinian terrorists from abusing the United States’ legal immigration system by requiring the Department of Homeland Security to imp
I agree with you. But at the time l distinctly recall thinking if they hit just one or two small towns with no high value target, it would send the whole country into outright panic because an attack might hit literally anywhere. It seemed at least somewhat reasonable to think they would switch tactics to an easier target to sow utter chaos. But of course those things take time to plan and execute and they had no way of knowing the aftermath of 9/11 in time to plan followup attacks.
The coordinated attack plan was actually foiled a year earlier. 9/11 was the Hail Mary back-up plan.
The Millennium Attack plots were well planned and coordinated, and were mostly foiled because of it. The plans leaked. (and one plan failed due to the boat sinking with all bombs onboard)
9/11 was the hastily thrown together back-up. Of course they didn’t have anything planned for after it.
But I still doubt they would have bothered with any sort of small town, even if they’d been in a position to attack again.
Because suicide-bombing a cereal factory in Nowhere, Iowa doesn’t make the fucking news across the country. But humans, especially Americans, want to be the center of the universe, and a lot of Americans feel they’re so exceptional that of course their little wide spot in the road is super-important because they have an Army Reserve motor pool 3 miles up the road or whatever.