Invasion Of Osama Bin Laden

After the September 11 attacks, it was widely believed that the terrorists responsible were hiding throughout the hills and caves of Afghanistan. The United States chose to invade Afghanistan because it was searching for the terrorists. President Bush believed that the Taliban was hiding Osama Bin Laden and his people. The United States and our allies were successful at removing the threat during World War II, but while our military was able to overthrow the Taliban and capture some of Bin Laden’s associates, we are still involved in a war in the Middle East.

The situation in Afghanistan actually began in 1979 when the Soviet Union invaded their country. The United States funded money to the "mujahedin," or holy warriors, in the name of stopping communism. From this support, Afghanistan was able to defeat the Soviet Union in 1989. Yet the country became very unstable after the war. Political power was fluctuating often and leaders came in and out of power rapidly. Farmers resorted to growing many drugs such as poppies and marijuana and sold them around the globe. Cities were annihilated. Over five million Afghanis fled to other countries in search of a better life. When the Afghanis turned to the United States for help in rebuilding our country, we refused. This caused great anger amongst the Afghani people directed toward the United States. This also lead to Mullah Mohammod Omar, the current leader of Afghanistan, to form a ground of men to "rebuild" his country. They are now known as the Taliban. Omar's personal description is, "A simple band of dedicated youths determined to establish the laws of God on

“One cannot understand the scale of the son's ambition without appreciating his father's accomplishment.(71)” These words from The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright conveys how Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the horrible events of 9/11, was greatly influenced by his father. His father Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was a very strict parent and raised his children under a rigid religious and moral code.This had an everlasting impact on Osama Bin Laden’s idealistic views as a Muslim and caused him to dislike anyone who disagreed with him. This came at the expense of Americans on September 11th, 2001, when terrorists led by Osama bin Laden drove two

Why is there hate in this world? A world ruled by God, yet hate surrounds us. Maybe the world does not revolve around God, but for an individual like me who was raised Catholic, God is the center of the universe, the light after death. The upbringing that I have been through, put me into a routine: Church every Sunday and CCD on Tuesdays. During these days I give my time to learn and devote myself to Jesus Christ, my God. An important concept that I got out of these hours was simple, evil and hate is a sign of the devil. Hate is universal throughout the world, but the source of hate varies.

Although not everything is known by the public about the assassination of Osama bin Laden, such as who actually shot, the basics are known. On May 2, 2011, the roughly two dozen SEALs set out to capture or kill Osama at his compound in Pakistan. Just past midnight, they landed at the fortified palace. In front of them were walls, terrorists, and possibly bombs. After breaching the terrorists’ territory, two men were shot dead. Knowing there could be a suicide bomber or gunman at every corner, they shot on sight. Rising to the second floor, they shot a woman, who tried to protect Bin Laden, and one of his sons. Not knowing for certainty whether or not Osama was actually in the mansion, they searched everywhere. Finding him, there are multiple

Just as civil conflict led to international conflict, international conflict lead to additional threats from other countries. Although GB only became involved with Afghanistan to prevent Russia from invading, within two centuries their involvement became futile. In 1979, Soviets invaded Afghanistan. Even after a long period of independence in Afghanistan, Afghan troops were unable to defeat the Soviets. The war was brutal, and lasted for an entire decade. Afghanistan remained a weak state from the Soviet-Afghan war, which made them susceptible to intervention from the U.S in 2001. Both events, the Soviet invasion and the arrival of American troops, can be traced back to the border. The border led to complex issues which occurred in quick succession, therefore Afghanistan and Pakistan had to pay attention to the issues that were right in front of them, because they were so apparent and pressing. However, as Af and Pak were distracted, more powerful countries like America and Russia were able to invade. It was an awareness of surrounding political climates that kept Russia and GB out of Afghanistan during the first Anglo-Afghan war, but with their own borders and issues to worry about Af and Pak paid no attention to other

Since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, there has been a lot of controversy about the legality of the United Sates invasion. Many war critics claim that it was illegal and ones who caused or contributed to the war should be punished. There has also been many stories of war crimes committed in Iraq. Many soldiers have come back from war apologizing for what they have done.

The United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001 following the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. The goal was to bring down the terrorist organization responsible for the attacks, Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda has been defeated, however, some believe that continued American presence in Afghanistan is important because the country now serves as a base to fight terrorism. Others believe that the United States' continued presence is unjustified and that the cost of the war has been too steep make continued presence in the country worthwhile.

After the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, Islamic fighters rushed to Afghanistan to support their brothers and fight against the communists. Most Arab nations and the U.S. facilitated the

In response to the terror attack, the then president, George W. Bush, called for the Taliban regime of Afghanistan to hand over any and all Al-Qaeda members within the nation, as part of his declaration of a global war on terror. When the Taliban refused to do so, the United States launched the first of many attacks on

In October 2001, the United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan (Smith, n.d.) where they successfully took down the Taliban. It wasn’t

With a direct result of the attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, armed forces from the United States, as well as the United Kingdom, invaded the country of Afghanistan with a “Three Phase” mission which was lead to defeat and bring down the total power that the Taliban held in Afghanistan and in the capital city of Kabul. The Headquarters for the terror cell Al Qaeda was located in Afghanistan at the time, during this time the invasion, known as Operation Enduring Freedom, led by coalition forces was conducted in order to bring down Al Qaeda and remove the Taliban from power as well as end any more growth along the Pakistan border. The war began on October 7, 2001 and would be considerd the longest war in United States

Before the US invasion, life for the population of Afghanistan was hell under the rule of the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban. This imposed reactionary religious restrictions and the suffocating social relations under the death penalty with a savagery that was recorded in the collective memory of the world through the stoning in stadiums against women accused of "crimes" like adultery. In addition, the Taliban imposed a feudal economic relations that kept shackled and impoverished peasants. While his schedule sometimes entered strong conflict with that of the United States, essentially the Taliban did not object to the general rule of Afghanistan by imperialism. In fact, he had been eager to make deals with the United States on pipelines and on other fronts. After the September 11, 2001, the Taliban government in Afghanistan did not become intolerable for the US imperialists because of its completely reactionary nature and all the horrors it brings to the people of Afghanistan. Indeed, a factor that contributed to the rise of the Taliban and other Islamic fundamentalist forces were economic support, military organization and provided the Islamic Mujahideen from the United States and Saudi Arabia (on many occasions by the Pakistani intelligence services) in their fighting against the Soviet Union in the 80s when the United States sought to beat a rival imperial power and more control over the Middle East and Central Asia. Moreover, the US government directly supported the

Since the September 11th attacks in 2001, the United States has been at war with Afghanistan. Their goals were to remove the Taliban, track down those in charge of the attacks, and destroy Al-Qaeda.

“We have a right to fight for our country. The same as every other American.”