Original sentence: Writing in 1980, Said anticipated an eventual policy of military aggression by the United States toward the Middle East, a prediction some observers find evident in the actions of the United States after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks:
Edited sentence: Writing in 1980, Said anticipated an eventual policy of military aggression by the United States toward the Middle East, which prediction some observers find evident in the actions of the United States after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks: