Arguably, the latter act would not have happened if America had initially understood the totalitarian Islamic doctrine that impelled such violence against us. Instead, as the ’93 bombing’s lead prosecutor, Andrew McCarthy, observed, we engaged in “willful blindness” about Sharia and failed to learn that it demands faithful adherents practice jihad.

Fortunately, Mr. Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Director Kash Patel, and his splendid new deputy, Dan Bongino, have the clarity of vision and the courage to end our persistent willful blindness and the peril it represents. They should begin by designating and treating the Sharia-enforcing Muslim Brotherhood as the terrorist organization it is.

This is Frank Gaffney.