Pretty sure the actual economic damage ($250B) from 9/11 attacks was small compared to the self-inflicted economic damage that followed in the form of market reactions $1T and wars $2T.
In other words, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Factor in the two wars and you’re talking a further 6+ trillion. Call it self inflicted or not, it seems disingenuous to act like it all wasn’t a direct and predictable result of the attacks. I’m not discussing blame after all, but consequences and what poeple reasonably fear.
In other words, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."