• chaogomu@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    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.

    • Mirshe@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      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.