I read an article (in czech) today with Kevin L. Schwartz. Interesting points (machine translated into english):
> One thing that might not immediately come to mind when considering the consequences of the 9/11 attacks and the War on Terror is the vast amount of human capital invested in pursuing the objectives of that war.
>
> This applies not only to Americans serving in government agencies or on the battlefield, but also to a wide range of people from other countries who supported U.S. military operations around the world in various ways.
>
> When the global War on Terror ceased to be the primary political paradigm for the United States, and the U.S. withdrew from Iraq and Afghanistan, what happened to all these people? Where did they go? What did they do?
> Local police forces gained access to a vast array of weapons and military-grade equipment. The passage of the Patriot Act expanded the scope for surveillance and data collection regarding American citizens. Although many of the most controversial measures were subsequently repealed, government intrusions into privacy in this regard became normalized and an accepted part of daily life.
>
>These same tools—and sometimes even weapons—were eventually turned against the country's own citizens, whether at the borders or within the nation itself.
https://www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-svet/utoky-11-zari-stale-ovlivnuji-nase-zivoty-vladni-zasahy-do-soukromi-se-staly_2609110700_kvr
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