Has the response to the September 11th attacks of 2001 made America safer from terrorism?

Since the attacks of September 11th, 2001, the Federal Government has capitalized off Americans’ fear of terrorism to encroach upon more and more of our liberties. The passage of the USA PATRIOT Act directed law enforcement agencies and even private banks to help governments spy on millions of Americans’ transactions and use of technology, in violation of our essential right to privacy. The War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan has cost thousands of American lives and added trillions of dollars to the national debt, all while creating massive political instability throughout the Middle East through failed nation-building plans. Has more tyranny been the solution to fighting terrorists who hate the liberty and freedom that made America so prosperous?