Osama bin Laden's 9/11 attacks triggered a long-term economic and democratic decline for the United States.

The September 11 attacks, orchestrated by Osama bin Laden, initiated a period of significant domestic and foreign policy shifts for the United States. While bin Laden aimed to weaken the U.S. economy to force a withdrawal from the Middle East, the country remained engaged in extensive military interventions. These

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• The Intercept
  Osama Bin Laden Won
• The Guardian
  Osama bin Laden shook the world on 9/11. Today it is clear how his wider plans failed | Jason Burke
• Foreign Policy
  Carlos the Jackal Is the 'Super-Terrorist' We Still Can't Escape
• Newsweek
  "You are the worst civilization": Bin Laden’s letter to America

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• Financial Times
  How both sides lost after 9/11