Issue 34

Why has the U.S. escaped another 9/11-like attack?

9/11 was a fluke and a second attack of that complexity and size is almost impossible.

0%

Post-9/11 counter-terrorism measures now make it unlikely to coordinate such an attack.

29%

Today’s terrorist leaders prefer insidious “lone wolf” attacks that enervate rather than enrage us.

0%

We have simply been lucky; a number of foiled operations easily could have had terrible consequences.

29%

We will certainly see another terrorist attack on the scale of 9/11.

43%