why has Al Qaeda not struck within the US since 9/11/1; or anyone else for that matter?

Question

the question says "within the US", SomeDude-idiot

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Answer 1

That's why their operatives work in "sleeper cells". They sit back and wait for the right opporunity rather than do something halfway. It's also intirely likely that they have been stopped from a few of their attacks and no one knew that an attack had just been thwarted. Whatever their reasoning you can be certain that it's not over yet. I doubt if 9/11 will end up being their biggest attack either. They're keeping a low profile cause they want to succede. Look at the first attack on the WTC in 1992 (I think that's the right year) it took them a decade before they struck again. Don't let you guard down!

Answer 2

Because they're not able to use air planes anymore. Or, because they have successfully drawn Uncle Sam into a big Mid-East war. Or, if you believe some of the alternate modes of thought, the US only needed that 1 BIG event to get us all pumped up w/ nationalism and the desire for retribution. I don't know that there is a definite answer to your question. I, for 1, feel like I don't have ALL of the facts about 9/11. I'm not supporting any specific alternate explanation(conspiracy theory), but there are now things which we don't know. And there may be things which we do know that we do not know. In other words, "Known unknowns."

Also, while Uncle Sam is busy w/ Iraq, the Jews in Palestine/Israel can continue to take more land from the Palestinian Arabs. Don't life just suck?

Answer 3

Al Qaeda is more of an overarching idea rather than a cohesive organization. The jihadist/radical/al qaeda movement has struck in Madrid, London, Jakarta, and the foiled plots to blow up airplanes over the Atlantic, to set off bombs in Germany, and to bomb Los Angeles airport. Granted there has not been a successful plot to take action in the US yet, but I promise you it's not a matter of if!

Answer 4

Al Qaeda has stuck in other area's. It is just a matter of time as to when it will happen again on American soil.
And when it happens again it will be of great magnitude, it will shake the bounds of our FREEDOM, more so than even 911.
The Lord's anger will burn against those that plan deceit and evil they will succumb to death into a fiery Hell! We are not to judge all Arabs or Muslim's, because not all are of radical Islam.

Answer 5

Because they don't have the resources.

There have been strikes by Al-Qaeda around the world, just none on US soil since 9/11. London and Madrid come to mind.

Answer 6

That's exactly why.. they want do it when nobody is expecting it. They are working else where in the world just waiting till american forget about what happened and them BUMMMM. Its interesting that nobody talks about afeganistan anymore, everybody worried about Iraq... it even seems that Iraq was the one attacking the World TRade Center.

Answer 7

Bush is doing such a good job at getting young Americans killed in Iraq why would terrorists bother coming here when they have easy targets in a foreign land.God Bless the soldiers and bring them home.

Answer 8

It's not a matter of 'if'. It's just a matter of when.

Qur’an 8:60 “Infidels should not think that they can get away from us. Prepare against them whatever arms and weaponry you can muster so that you may terrorize them.”

Answer 9

Madrid? London?

Answer 10

took them 8 years to hit us again on 9/11. but 1 thing for sure they get bigger and better at what they intend to do.