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Ten years later, what has been the most significant impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

Ten years later, what has been the most significant impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks? | The Nation

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Ten years later, what has been the most significant impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

Seemingly endless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and their devastating costs in human life
47% (480 votes)
Increased racial profiling of Muslim-Americans and a racialized conception of terrorism
7% (69 votes)
Expansion of US-funded "counterterrorism" operations against Al Qaeda in countries against which we are not at war
5% (55 votes)
The political obsession with defense spending, while our economy has faltered and stagnated
41% (428 votes)
Total votes: 1032
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