Opinion - 25 years after 9/11, Bin Laden has achieved one of his major goals

The author missed a planned visit to the World Trade Center, watched the towers fall from New Jersey, then enlisted and served in Iraq — giving a personal, veteran perspective.
He argues that 25 years on, the War on Terror has not defeated terrorism, instead spawning new groups and regional proxies while costing the U.S. trillions and expanding instability.
He urges a reassessment of U.S. strategy — protect against terror but avoid bankrupting the country or surrendering freedoms, calling to “go back to the drawing board.”