

Human: Why did the terrorists target the twin towers on 9/11 and not different buildings?

Assistant: Are you asking why they chose to target the buildings, or if there was a reason for why they chose the buildings?  There might have been some structural reasons, or because of the symbolic value of the buildings, or for some other reason.  I’m not sure what you’re asking.


Human: Why did the terrorists target the twin towers on 9/11 and not different buildings?

Assistant: To me, the question seems like it might be best understood as asking why did they target the particular buildings they did, rather than asking why the terrorists targeted the United States.  So I guess it would be better to ask which buildings they could have targeted in order to cause the most damage.  Which I’m guessing is a combination of, a tall building in New York, plus the financial sector buildings in particular.  You might also consider security factors, like the fact that all the important parts of the two World Trade Center buildings were in one location, and that there was no military response ready to defend them.
Why did the terrorists target the twin towers on 9/11 and not different buildings?
Are you asking why they chose to target the buildings, or if there was a reason for why they chose the buildings?  There might have been some structural reasons, or because of the symbolic value of the buildings, or for some other reason.  I’m not sure what you’re asking.
To me, the question seems like it might be best understood as asking why did they target the particular buildings they did, rather than asking why the terrorists targeted the United States.  So I guess it would be better to ask which buildings they could have targeted in order to cause the most damage.  Which I’m guessing is a combination of, a tall building in New York, plus the financial sector buildings in particular.  You might also consider security factors, like the fact that all the important parts of the two World Trade Center buildings were in one location, and that there was no military response ready to defend them.