Even former secretaries now agree the department needs to be refocused or dismantled. What began as an attack on the United States rapidly became a turning point for the entire international system, reshaping security, law, and diplomacy far beyond American borders. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Even former secretaries now agree the department needs to be refocused or dismantled.S1

• What began as an attack on the United States rapidly became a turning point for the entire international system, reshaping security, law, and diplomacy far beyond American borders.S2