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9/11 Terrorism Research Paper

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On the morning of September 11, 2001 life as we know it in America changed forever. 19 men from a Muslim extremist organization known as al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes with the intent of killing thousands of Americans. Three of the four airplanes hit their targets, the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, the last plane was crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania after the passengers tried to regain control. These attacks killed almost 3,000 people, injured over 6,000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage. The man behind these attacks was a Saudi Arabian man named Osama bin Laden. These attacks caused mass panic throughout the world, but it also increased patriotism throughout the United States. It also is what got us into the Global War on Terror.

Suspicion of the attacks quickly fell on bin Laden and al-Qaeda. The United States invaded Afghanistan to help dispose of the Taliban, which harbored al-Qaeda. Initially, bin Laden denied any involvement in the attacks, but in 2004 he claimed responsibility. The United States military and its allies started a manhunt throughout the …show more content…

79 JSOC operators and CIA agents along with a Belgian Malinois and five helicopters carried out Operation Neptune Spear with the mission to capture or kill Osama bin Laden. One of the two helicopters that carried operators to the compound crash-landed right outside of the compound, thankfully none of the operators were injured in the crash. 40 minutes after the raid the JSOC commander on the ground spoke the words “Geronimo EKIA” and “For God and Country, Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo” indicating Osama bin Laden was dead. The long manhunt that started shortly after the attacks on 9/11 finally came to an

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