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<p>The first principle of terrorism is to understand that the weak win by exploiting the strength of the powerful. When 9/11 terrorists with box cutters hijacked American airliners, they transformed America's preeminent transportation system into a devastating weapon of attack. They also set a trap with the promise of revenge and security as the bait. The hijackers' biggest victory was to goad our government into taking the bait by unleashing the War on Terror. The worry, witch-hunt, and waste that have ensued are, according to Ian S. Lustick, destroying American confidence, undermining our economy, warping our political life, and isolating us from our international allies.</p> <p>The media have given constant attention to possible terrorist-initiated catastrophes and to the failures and weaknesses of the government's response. <i>Trapped in the War on Terror</i>, however, questions the very rationale for the War on Terror. By analyzing the virtual absence of evidence of a terrorist threat inside the United States along with the motives and strategic purposes of al-Qaeda, Lustick shows how disconnected the War on Terror is from the real but remote threat terrorism poses. He explain

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Author

Lustick, Ian S.

Publisher

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780812239836

Category

religious

Subjects

Social Science, Political Science, History

Rating

3.8 / 5 (10 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14