Day 2 of ?: The Transnational Security "Blind Spot" 9/11, the entire Western security architecture was rebuilt from the ground up to focus almost exclusively on radical Islamist extremism. Because global intell, resources, and tracking apparatus were poured into this single structure, organized far left militant networks were effectively allowed to grow, communicate, and operate globally completely under the radar. By treating these networks as minor, isolated actors rather than a coordinated threat, the global security apparatus created a dangerous vacuum that has left free societies exposed. Rubio: "The entire architecture of Western counterterrorism was rebuilt from the studs around the singular traumatic event... for far too long however, our counterterrorism doctrine has had a blind spot,a blind spot when it comes to extremist violence from the political left
