Essay about Terrorism - It’s Time for an American Jihad

In the following months and years, then president George W. Bush and the military began planning the retaliation. It quickly became clear that the president’s goal was not simply to defeat bin Laden and al-Qaeda, but to eliminate other terrorist groups as well. On September 20th, 2001 during a speech Bush said the following “Our ‘war on terror’ begins with al Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated.” (Bush, 2001)

The attacks dramatize the destruction and construct America as the wealthy super power it is, clearly these attacks were criminal acts and the attackers must be brought to justice through the Supreme Court and internationally.

On September 11, 2001, four commercial aircraft were hijacked by terrorists who led an attack on America by crashing the planes into buildings. This attack created destruction, trauma, death, and fear. There had not been an act of war of this magnitude since the bombings of Pearl Harbor, and it shook the foundation of American exceptionalism. Americans exceptionalism is sometimes taken too far and it can create the idea that the United States is invincible. Therefore, when something of this scale takes place, a backlash is formed and the question of, ‘how did this happen’ is brought up. This new fear of airplanes becoming missiles brought the citizens of our county to bring a call to action to our government.

On September 11, 2001 Terrorist assaulted America. Four planes were high-jacked and two of them were flown into the World Trade Center towers in NYC and another into the Pentagon in Washington. The fourth plane smashed in Pennsylvania before it achieved its objective in Washington DC. Inside two hours, both of the twin towers had fell. A segment of the Pentagon was extremely harmed. More than 3,000 individuals passed on in the assaults. Days after the fact the offenders of this annihilation were recognized as individuals from Al Qaeda, an Islamic fear monger amass situated in Afghanistan yet with cells all through the world. The high-jackers had worked out of Al Qaeda cells working in the US. Nobody knew whether more fear monger assaults were

First and foremost is that a response was without a doubt warranted, America had to send a clear warning to those responsible that justice would catch up to them. But the measures the government took resulted in more damage to the American people than the satisfaction that should have arose from carrying out the required justice. The invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan in particular are two critical mistakes that should have been prevented. Instead of fully invading these countries, we could have used all those intelligence agencies created after the attacks to go directly after the masterminds behind the attacks. The case for invading is further weakened by the fact that almost a decade later, and those extremists namely the Taliban and Al Qaeda still exist, and in them has arisen an even deeper evil in Isis. Another consequence resulting from the invasion is a huge loss of lives. During the attacks, almost three thousand people lost their lives, if those were not enough precious lives to lose, a decade after the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, America has lost an unbelievable six thousand, eight hundred and forty five brave men and women and over nine hundred thousand to injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan (Goodman). In retaliation to the 2001 attacks, some Americans have lost their loved ones because of a quick decision made by the government

People already know who designed the attacks. The terrorist group that attacked was none other than, Al Qaeda and their leader Osama Bin Laden. But, now they just ask one question. Why? Their first target was the World Trade Center, which could be described as the financial capital of the multinational businesses of the United States. The twin towers weren’t only functional centers of finance, but they were also iconic symbols of America’s enormous economic impact throughout the world.

“Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat. But they have failed. Our country is strong. A great people has been moved to defend a great nation,” George W. Bush. “On September 11, 2001, nineteen individuals, each connected with al – Qaeda, hijacked four commercial jet airliners with the intent of killing Americans. The individuals smashed two of the airliners into the World Trade Center in New York City, both structures symbolic of American strength. The captors smashed the third plane into the Pentagon (another edifice symbolic of American power). On the fourth aircraft, both passengers, and flight crew tried to regain control of their plane from the terrorists, resulting in the craft’s crashing in a barren field in rural Somerset County, Pennsylvania (Smith ix).” The USA PATRIOT Act, enacted seven weeks after September 11 attacks, granted the federal government sweeping new powers to expand surveillance, curtail financing, and deport people in connection with terrorist activity (Stanford). The Patriot Act is one of the most powerful laws of modern day and has powerful ramifications for the future (Ibbetson 4). “True patriots realized that one must protect the nation from all enemies, foreign and domestic (Etzioni 1).” The U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act is an acronym for Uniting and Strengthening America

The U.S. responded appropriately by rallying the world behind a common purpose.The U.S. responded appropriately by not making the situation even worse.President George Bush didn’t start to blame otheir countries did the attack which is good.The U.S. response was that they were suprise by the attack because they weren’t expecting this.The U.S. then made their security

Prior to 9/11there had been various terrorist attacks on Americans around the world and on American soil. However the events of September 11 intensely changed the United States Government’s approach towards terrorism. After September 11, the Bush Administration changed the previous American approach, which had primarily employed the combined tools of diplomatic cooperation, economic sanctions, and internationally coordinated law enforcement measures (Lee 2007: 137). Instead, the President declared in the aftermath of September 11 that the United States was engaged in a war on terrorism. In this war all terrorists who plotted against the United States and those who supported them were subject to American justice. This new

In my opinion, the September 11th terrorists attacked the U.S. because it was their goal to kill as many people as possible. Another reason I believe they attacked the U.S. is because they have extreme hatred for the western ways. Majority of things that the United States does on a day-to-day basis goes against what the extremists believe in. Before the attacks, the U.S. should have implemented stricter rules while flying. Before September 11th, flying was much easier to do then it is now a days. If they had same rules that they have now they might have been able to prevent September 11th from happening. U.S. has implemented several laws since September 11th to try to prevent such a disaster from occurring again. Such as the Patriot Act which essentially makes it easier to spy on American citizens to try to intercept any information on terrorism. In my

Despite being the superpower of the world, the United States of America does not enjoy any exception from the global threats and challenges. The people in denial of such global threats finally woke up to the reality on the dawn of September 11th, 2001, when terrorists struck American financial hub in the city of New York. A badly shaken nation shocked by the magnitude of brutality quickly assembled behind its president to pass a legislation, known as the USA Patriot Act, to tackle internal and external threats to this nation on a war footing basis. The haste with which this legislation was passed made it controversial almost immediately. No doubt, the intent was valid and there was an absolute need to tackle threats to the homeland, however,

On September 11 2001, an attack was made on United States. Four systematic terrorist attacks were pulled off by the group al-Qaeda simultaneously bringing down the World Trade Centre in New York and damaging the Pentagon in Washington D.C. As extensive and in depth as the cause for the attack may have been, September 11 is an event that has undoubtedly left its mark in American history. A turning point, as some would call it, of the political, social, and economic systems of the United States. Quickly following the terrorist attack on 9/11, President George W. Bush called for a “war against terrorism.” Instead, what truly occurred was an act of counter terrorism. After 9/11, the political system of America took a turn for the worst;

Living in America, we are given the freedom to practice the faith of our choice, but at the same time it does not give us the right to violate our laws or to organize, finance or develop a group whose motives are to attack and destroy the country they claim to be a citizen of, while practicing that faith or religion. We are now in the midst of a movement where homegrown American jihad will be the destruction of the United States.

When the September 11, 2001 attacks occurred the United States responded in a manner which was seen as a traditional reaction to such an attack; it used its overwhelming superior military to invade the nation of Afghanistan. As Afghanistan was the operating base of the terrorist group responsible for the attacks, Al Qaeda, the invasion all but destroyed the group's operating capacity. But in response to the United States' apparent victory the terrorists have re-organized themselves into a looser confederation and turned to alternative methods of finance and operation. One could say that the success of the American military's answer to the September 11th attacks have created a new environment in which terrorists currently operate. This includes the use of the internet, unconventional alliances with international criminal organizations, as well the inception of the "lone wolf" terrorist. Faced with these new type of threats, the United States and its allies must find a way to identify and deal with them.

The world has been changed forever since the tragic attack on September 11, 2001. An observer described the atrocity by saying, "It just went 'bam,' like a bomb went off. It was like holy hell (CNN 1). " The new world will be different from what any American has known before. A new war has arisen, not against a foreign country or a major region of the world, but rather against a select group of people who have the capabilities to destroy the lives of so many. The war against terrorism which the United States is now forced to wage will not be an easily won battle. This war will not be fought solely on scattered battlefields in certain countries. It will instead permeate through every aspect of life as we