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Why ISIS Keeps Running Circles Around Us, Just Like Al Qaeda Did Before 9/11

The Threat

If the United States and its allies want to “degrade and destroy” the Islamic State effectively, they will have to learn to get inside the terrorists’ minds.

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The Daily Beast/Elena Scotti

On Sept. 10, 2001, the United States had been preparing for years for nuclear, biological, or chemical weapon terrorism. Billions of dollars had been spent around the country to meet those challenges in one way or another.

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