longest war continues in afghanistan, thanks to vigilant intelligence agencies and law enforcement we have not suffered attacks on the scale of 9/11 since. the isis-inspired 2016 pulse nightclub shooting in orlando was the deadliest act of terrorism on american soil since 9/11. 49 people lost their lives. the 2014 san bernardino shooting was the second deadliest, the 14 people were massacred. the 2009 ft. hood shooting claimed 13 lives and, no, it was not workplace violence, a senate report called it terrorism. eight people were killed by jihadists up new york's west side highway in 2017 and the boston marathon bombing in 2013 claimed three lives, but wounded at least 264 bystanders and that resilient city emerged boston strong. these are just some of the attacks attributed to terrorism since 9/11. jihadis still represent the greatest terrorism threat with 104 lives claimed in 13 separate attacks according to a study by the new america foundation, but