It’s been 23 years since terrorists killed 2,977 Americans, destroyed the Twin Towers and forever scarred our nation.

Families of the victims have been desperate for closure, desperate for justice, for far too long.

Now, after having already dishonored the sacrifice of our troops with the disastrous pullout from Afghanistan, President Biden dishonors the memories of those slain on 9/11 by agreeing to a plea deal with terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

He will face life in prison, and not the death penalty he deserves.

That this disappointing closure took this long is itself a travesty. After failed attempts by President Barack Obama to try KSM in the mainland United States, a military trial was planned. But that process dragged on for years, piling pain upon pain.

At least Osama bin Laden faced the wrath of the United States. The KSM deal is just one more failure of an administration rife with them.

If we can offer any comfort to the 9/11 families, it is this: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed may live another day, but the fires of hell await him.