History will record that 9/11 was the beginning of the decline .....

[kentuck]

of the last superpower. Through arogance, incompetence , and the urge for revenge, the USA declared war on Islamic fundamentalism and, in the process, spread their troops too thinly throughout that part of the world and, also, spent their national treasury on programs such as Homeland Security and other domestic programs intent on protecting their people. Also, they gradually did away with constitutional freedoms they had cherished since the founding of their country with legislation such as the Patriot Acts.

History will also record that the world became more fragile and dangerous because of the actions of the last superpower. In their blindness, they began the process of dissolving the last great superpower and, at the same time, creating the conditions for world tension and numerous regional wars. But, they thought they were only fighting the "war on terrorism". They had no idea the damage they were doing.