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The following is a list of unsuccessful terrorist plots in the post-9/11 United States. After the initiation of the
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the attacks of September 11, 2001, several
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plots aimed at civilian and military targets have failed to succeed. Many such terrorism plots were created by the United States
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, with agents providing plans, materials, and encouragement to the supposed "terrorists" — often mentally unstable individuals, small-time criminals, and other vulnerable targets — and then arresting them on terrorism charges.


George W. Bush administration (first term)


George W. Bush administration (second term)


Barack Obama administration (first term)


Barack Obama administration (second term)


Donald Trump administration


See also

* Terrorism in the United States *
List of thwarted Islamic terrorist attacks Jihad terror attacks by Islamist extremists enacted to further a perceived Islamic religious or political cause occur globally. Some of these plots have been successfully prevented. The culprits used tactics such as arson, vehicle rampage attac ...


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Homegrown Terrorism Cases, 2001-2013


wcbstv.com, 2007-06-03, Retrieved 2008-01-13 * James Jay Carafano
U.S. Thwarts 19 Terrorist Attacks Against America Since 9/11
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, 2007-11-13, Retrieved 2009-12-30
Detroit Terror Plot Makes 28 Plots Foiled Since 9/11
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