Terrorism Lessons Not Learned

Five years since Omar Mateen massacred 49 in Orlando, Florida

Sgt. Fanuaee Vea (L) embraces Pvt. Savannah Green after a shooting that took 13 lives in Fort Hood, Killeen, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2009. Ben Sklar/Getty Images

Commentary

Five years ago, on June 12, 2016, Islamic State supporter Omar Mateen murdered 49 people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. As CNN reported, the mass shooting, then the deadliest in U.S. history, was “the nation’s worst terror attack since 9/11.” Like 9/11, the attack could have been prevented but wasn’t.