Originally Posted by Excargodog

Personal opinion which I’ll take to the grave. The reason there has been no repetition of 9/11 is the same reason the terrorist plan wasn’t ever successful for all of that day:

The passengers of UAL Flight 93.

It’s a big world out there and terrorists can choose their time and place. That’s what makes asymmetric warfare work. Terrorists are going to have their victories. But using commercial airplanes as a vehicle for mass destruction was not a technique that was successful even one full day, due to the passengers on that flight. Hopefully everyone remembered their sacrifices too this last Memorial Day.