It has been many years since the 9/11 attacks shook the world. Today, people are still trying to figure out the impact of the man behind them, Osama bin Laden.

Some experts and writers think that bin Laden actually won. They look at how the world changed after that day. They point to the long wars, the massive spending on security, and the way society has become more divided. From this point of view, he caused the exact kind of chaos he wanted.

Others disagree. They look at his original goals and argue that he failed. They say his dream of a unified extremist movement never really happened. Instead, they argue that his actions turned much of the world against his cause and led to his own group being hunted down and weakened over time.

There is also a conversation about how we remember terrorism. Articles in major outlets like The Guardian and Foreign Policy show that we are still dealing with the ghosts of the past. Some say we are still trapped in the same patterns, while others believe the world has moved on and adapted.

At the end of the day, there is no simple answer. Some see a clear victory for his agenda, while others see a failed mission that left behind a complicated and sometimes broken world. The debate shows that even after all this time, the shadow of 9/11 is still very much with us.

Source: The Intercept