manny, it was a well thought out, well carried out attack on a nation that considered itself beyond such things. Compared to American fiascos around the world, whether large wars like Vietnam or rescue missions like the Iranian hostage crisis - it was done well.
Perhaps that is why so many Americans are desperate to believe in the conspiracy theories. They cannot accept that a bunch of amateurs could possibly succeed against the greatest country the world has ever seen, in fact only one country could have carried it out ....
How did the thermite get into the rubble? What thermite? It was never there.