25th Anniversary of 9/11 - How We Lost the War on Terror

Twenty-five years after 9/11, it’s worth asking a difficult question: what did America actually accomplish in the War on Terror? Trillions of dollars were spent, thousands of American service members lost their lives, and wars stretched across Afghanistan, Iraq, and other parts of the Middle East. Yet many of the problems these wars were supposed to solve remain, and in some cases became even worse.In this episode, we look back at the decisions that followed September 11 and question whether decades of military intervention actually made America safer. From Afghanistan and Iraq to the growing influence of Iran, we examine the human and financial cost of these conflicts, who benefited from them, and what the country could have done differently with the enormous resources spent overseas. Twenty-five years later, the bigger question isn’t just how the War on Terror started. It’s what America has to show for it.**Key Topics:*** The human and financial cost of the War on Terror* What America accomplished after 20 years in Afghanistan* How the Iraq War changed the balance of power in the Middle East* Why decades of U.S. military intervention failed to deliver lasting stability* The role of defense contractors and military spending* What America could have done with trillions spent on overseas wars* Looking back at 9/11 and the decisions that shaped the next 25 years