# was 9/11 an isolated incident? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 18, 2004, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-9-11-an-isolated-incident/275433 "2004-11-18T08:49:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zagadka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zagadka/32/7272_2.png) [@Zagadka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zagadka)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-9-11-an-isolated-incident/275433/21 "2004-11-18T21:31:46Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > We fool ourselves if we think the worst must be over. These terrorists think very long term. Waiting decades to strike a perfect blow is well within their capabilities. It may be that this one attack was the big one and an isolated incident. It might also be that this is a prelude to even bigger attacks in the years or decades ahead. We just don’t know. Well, this is exactly why the war on terror is a stupid idea. Bush is thinking in terms of years (or months). The terrorists are thinking in terms of decades or generations - and what we are doing now may well clear out one generation, but it ensures that the next generation will be stronger and even more pissed. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-9-11-an-isolated-incident/275433/22 "2004-11-18T22:03:24Z")
> [@SentientMeat](#): > > The guy who gave them the money seems to still be alive (but his ability to fund _anything_ from now on would seem almost nil), as might the sick monster who conceived the planes operation in the first place. I think the idea that Bin Laden himself funded the attacks has been disproven. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-9-11-an-isolated-incident/275433.md?page=1)