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Originally Posted by creekster
I have found the lack of attacks since 9/11/2001 to be a rather unpersuasive fact supporting our approach. How long passed between the two WTC attacks? (about 8 years) 6 years without a major attack is not that long.
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I think it is very hard to parse out cause and effect here. I agree that it is not that long a period. On the other hand, my sense is that the last six years has been a period where there has been a massive up tick (for obvious reasons) in the number of people who attempt or want to attempt attacks. I think we have stopped many of them. So while I agree that it is not conclusive evidence, I don't agree that it has no persuasive value.