[John Jamieson]

Seems like the element of surprise would have been before 9/11?

[Don Joe]

"Seems like the element of surprise would have been before 9/11?"

It sounds like you're saying that you'd be surprised if he did anything else, i.e., you don't expect it (the "if he had them, he'd have used them" theory, etc.) If so, I think that makes my case.