Which quotation from the text best suggests why al-Qaeda terrorists targeted the United States? A. “four more members of al-Qaeda’s crusade against Western ‘infidels’ departed
for San Francisco” (Paragraph 3)
B. “the passengers of Flight 93 stopped the plane from reaching the terrorists’
intended target — likely the White House or Capitol Building in Washington, D. C”
(Paragraph 8)
C. “these groups eventually found success tracking down and eliminating the
planners of the attacks, along with other rising terrorists.” (Paragraph 16)
D. “some critics charged that the CIA-supplied weapons also fell into the hands of
al-Qaeda and thereby aided the terrorists.” (Paragraph 17)