Washington Week with The Atlantic

How bin Laden miscalculated America's response to 9/11

Season 2026 Episode 37 | 11m 05s

In the 25 years since 9/11, we've learned how al-Qaeda planned the attacks and what it hoped to accomplish. The panel discusses how Osama bin Laden miscalculated America's response and eventually viewed the attack as a failure.

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