[WatchungEagle]

The establishment in America, including neocons , treated Muslim terrorists in the North Caucuses as heroes in the 90’s. That didn’t really change until after 9/11.

[shanover]

The establishment in America, including neocons , treated Muslim terrorists in the North Caucuses as heroes in the 90’s

That's a rather simplistic assessment. Alliances change and nobody could predict the fall of the Soviet Union and the 9/11 attack.