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Essay On War On Terror

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The War on Terror
Within the history of the United States, there have been many enemies, foreign and domestic; among these combatants are terrorists led by radical Islam. These terrorists first major offensive against the United States began on September 11, 2001, a date many will remember for the rest of their lives. This attack has been a harbinger to the United States beginning a war on terror. This war on terror began as retribution for those lost in terror attacks, leading into aiding the population of war-torn countries, as well as displaying the force of the United States across the world. The United States began its war on terror by leading offenses against Al Qaeda, the group that attacked the United States on 9/11. The United States has been leading many attacks against the leaders of Al Qaeda to cut off the head of the snake so that the body would die. The Bin Laden raid was carried out by a navy seal …show more content…

Recently the Trump administration has ordered the dropping of a MOAB (Massive OrdnanceOrdinance Air Blast) on terrorist forces living up to Trump's election promises saying “I would bomb the [...] out of them” (Trump, 2017). This was the largest non-nuclear bomb that has ever been dropped by the United States military forces (Smith, 2017). This bomb has aided in the defeat of terrorism by destroying tunnel networks as well as defenses of ISIS in Afghanistan by forming a massive crater (Calamur, 2017). The United States is also leading to the defeat of terrorism by following its warning to Pakistan by pulling financial aid to the nation due to the housing of terrorists in its borders (Ward, 2017). The Trump administration also has plans to increase troop counts in the Middle East to speed up the defeat of terrorism (Ward, 2017). The increased strength of the military presence in the Middle East will aid in a faster defeat of terrorist

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