I’m slowly coming to the opinion that we need to be very skeptical of these attacks. I’ve been skeptical of the 2009 Christmas day attack that didn’t happen but resulted in scanners throughout the USA and big profits.
These terrorist attacks may not always be what we are told, or were done by the most obvious suspects. That may be the intent. They could just as easily become a tool to blame, change or provide a reason or political cover for something else.
The question needs asked - Who all benefits or has a motive?
Are you including the 9/11 attacks?
Islamics benefit. Do you think there’d be a huge mosque going up in downtown Manhattan without 9/11? Do you think sharia would have made it this far in the US and Europe without Madrid, London and a host of smaller attacks?
Islam has always advanced itself through violence; when Islamic states were stronger, it was through military and quasi-military raids (pirate attacks). When Islamic states became weak, Islamic rulers turned to non-professionals, that it, civilian terrorists, to extend the reign of fear.
I will grant you, however, that Islamic states are busy covertly funding and supporting the terrorists in one way or another, because they know that terrorism works and it has already advanced the “acceptance” of Islam in the West and gotten special concessions and lots of money for Islamic states.