Obviously, we need to wait to hear if he was born in the US or not*, but assuming he immigrated, would this be the first major terror attack on the United States by a foreign organization since 9/11?

*There are many possibilities, he could be American born and became radicalized and changed his name (in that case I’d still argue it was an attack led by a foreign terror organization) or he could have been a radicalized American who managed to get there all on his own.

Jabber, a U.S. citizen born in Texas

It’s like the 3rd paragraph

You’re right, I missed it. Juggling 6 different things at the moment.

I still feel like I’m in crazy town in this thread. Since you are actually trying to help, can you explain to me- is the question really that ridiculous or did I word it poorly? I’m asking IF he had ties to ISIS, hypothetically, was the first Islamic extremist attack on US soil since 9/11? I since did some research because apparently I’m a moron, and I found two: fort Hood shooting in 2009 and Pulse nightclub in 2016. So the answer to the question is, no, it wouldn’t be the first, but why is it so outrageous?

I’m asking IF he had ties to ISIS, hypothetically, was the first Islamic extremist attack on US soil since 9/11?

And IF your grandmother had wheels, she'd be a bicycle.

That hypothetical you're drawing is making the assumption that "because the person named by law enforcement has a 'funny name' they should be considered to be a possible international terrorist."