The Tragedy That Was 9/11

September 11, 2001, will forever be remembered as a day of tragedy for the United States as an act of terrorism killed roughly 3,000 people at the World Trade Center, and 200 at the Pentagon. Terrorists hijacked four separate aircraft that day, two planes were crashed into the north and south tower of the World Trade Center in New York, one was crashed into the Pentagon in Virginia, and the last one crashed into a field where it was believed that passengers disrupted the hijackers, causing the aircraft to crash before reaching its target. Both towers eventually fell, and this attack brought about the beginning of many changes for the United States, that had a ripple effect onto other nations. On September 20th, Bush called for an emergency joint session of the US Congress where he announced the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (MacFarlane, P. J., 2017). Along with this new department came the development of several measures that were implemented to prevent future attacks. Although the terrorist attacks of 9/11 were devastating and caused turmoil and unrest for the United States, even to present day, there were some positive outcomes to be had from this event.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, an Islamic terrorist group known as al-Qaeda carried out a series of four attacks on the United States. The most well-known attack is when two commercial airline planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City. Many innocent lives were lost and families were torn apart. While many Americans were determined to show their resilience towards the attacks, this is a day many Americans will never forget. Although the attacks happened sixteen years ago, Americans are still dealing with the impacts these attacks have had on life in America. The 9/11 attacks have had several long-lasting effects on everyday life in America, some of which include an increase in airport security, a change in national security, and an increase the fear of terrorism.

On September 11, 2001 a national tragedy struck the nation. The terrorist group, al-Qaeda, hijacked 4 passenger airlines and performed multiple suicide attacks at locations such as New York and Washington, D.C. This event struck fear in the American people as this was the largest event that caused the highest lost of lives from a foreign attack on the country. Following the event, the national government was forced to act quickly. The incumbent president at the time, George W. Bush, was left with a difficult task on how to deal with this threat and possible future threats. He worked with Congress to come up with multiple measures they could implement to prevent future events of terrorism.

On the clear day of the 11th of September 2001, Americans and citizens from other nations suffered a trauma that will be remembered for generations to come (Halliday 5). On September 11th al Qaeda terrorist under the command of Osama bin Laden hijacked two American Airline (AA) flights and two United Airline (UA) flights that would never again land. All of the planes that day would not go down without a fight. Although there were many heroic people that day, 9/11 ended as the worst terrorist attack in American history because of 19 men hijacking four planes that lead to 2,996 people dead (Statistic Brain).

The attacks of September 11th, 2001 in New York and Washington DC shocked and horrified not only Americans, but the entire civilized world. Before that fateful Tuesday, airports had security, though it often was not standardized across airports. Also, the fact that the attackers used knives and box cutters rather than guns or grenades, which are more easily detected, seemingly made the attack more vicious and personal. The attacks did terrible physical damage to the targeted cities, and the loss of life was catastrophic. Pressed by the media and public, the United States government created entirely new departments in the wake of the attack to deal with terroristic activity within the United States, most notably the Department of Homeland Security

After the terrorist attack of 9/11, the U.S. came to the reality that it did not have the resources available to foil terrorist plots. Days of panic proceeded in congress to answer the issue at hand, the conclusion was to extend a branch called the Department of Homeland Security. According to the "National Strategy for Homeland Security," the definition of homeland security is "a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recovery from attacks that happen.” After President

Do you remember the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center? After that attack, President Bush “Appointed the first-ever director of the nascent Office of Homeland Security”(Homeland Security past, present, future). Homeland Security is to oversee and coordinate a comprehensive national strategy to safeguard the United States against terrorism and to respond to any future attacks. “In November 2002, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally came into being as a standalone, Cabinet-level, department to further coordinate and unify national homeland security efforts” (Homeland Security past, present, future). “This new department integrated all or part of 22 different Federal departments and agencies into a single unified entity” (Homeland Security past, present, future).

September 11, 2001, a day the people in United States will all remember, a terrorist group called al-Qaeda hijacked four U.S. airplanes and directed them to crush into twin towers and World Trade Center the Pentagon. The fourth plane, thought to be heading to the capitol in Washington, however, crushed in rural Pennsylvania. This terrorist attack took the lives of nearly 3,000 people, resulting in being one of the worst attack on the United States in history. The criprits, Al-Qaeda, is a group that practice in muslim religion and desire to create a muslim state independent from other countries. The September 11 attack by al-Qaeda, later resulted in changes in the United States’s views on safety, vigilance, and privacy.

The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the downing of an airplane by passengers on September 11, 2001 left many Americans reeling with fear and feeling vulnerable. The American people no longer felt safe and protected on their homeland soil. It was a violation of security that united not only the American people, but countries around the world. Shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, then President, George W. Bush, proposed the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to this proposal, the responsibility to protect the nation’s security fell to over 100 different government agencies. Not one of these agencies saw homeland security as their primary goal. The newly created

On September 11th, 2001, this nation underwent a traumatic event. Four planes, three buildings, and one field in Pennsylvania. These were the factors that went into changing America into what it is today. The terrorist attacks on the United States led to war, laws, conspiracies, and memorials. None of these however, can replace the lives that were lost that fateful day in September.

Many people remember where they were, what they were doing, and how they reacted to the news of the attacks on the World Trade Center. Questions running through people’s minds would be who was responsible for this, and how could we let something this dreadful happen to this great nation of ours. About 14 years ago the United States was not involved in any type of war, believe it or not, ISIS did not exist, and people were not aware of the Islamic terrorist group, al-Qaeda, and their leader Osama bin Laden. The United States’ surveillance state was much smaller than what it is today, and airport security was extremely lenient. September 11th, 2001 marks a gruesome day in history that greatly impacted and still influences the decisions that are made in the United States today.

The Department of Homeland Security was created 11 days after September 11, 2001. George W. Bush who was the President during this time established the department of Homeland Security. No American will ever forget September 11, 2001. Nineteen terrorist belonging to alQaeda hijacked four passengers’ planes. These planes took off from airports in Boston, Massachusetts, Newark, New Jersey, and Washington D.C. Two planes flew into the twin towers in New York City World Trade Center. The third plane flew into the Pentagon, damaging part of the building. The fourth plane crashed landed in an open filed in Pennsylvania. Almost 3,000 people died that day as a result of the attacks . These terrorist attacks called for a rethinking of how the U.S.

The rationale for establishing the Department of Homeland Security was due to the terrorist attack on September 11th (Haddow, Bullock, & Coppola, 2011). In March 2002, President Bush approved the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-3 (HSPD-3) incorporating threat conditions and protective measures to reduce vulnerabilities and minimized terrorist attacks against the United States (Haddow, Bullock, & Coppola, 2011). In addition, President Bush signed the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HS Act) (Public Law 107-296) and declared that Tom Ridge was Secretary of a new Department of Homeland to protect the United States from further terrorist attacks, reducing vulnerabilities, and lessening the harm from possible terrorist attacks and natural

September 11, 2001, four commercial airliners hijacked by unknown terrorists and took the cockpit. Two hit the twin towers, one hit the Pentagon and another one was forcefully crashed into a field by brave passengers that retook the cockpit from the hijackers, no one survived. 2,752 people died that day. President George W. Bush announced to the people days later a muslim group that called themselves al qaeda took responsibility for the attack and are located in the Afghanistan in and that Saddam Hussein in Iraq was helping this group and making weapons of mass destruction (WMD's), that were a threat to national security. Multiple searches were conducted by the United Nations that came up inclusive about Iraq having WMD’s. But Bush, still determined to invade Iraq, declares war on March 20th. The United States, under President George W. Bush, made a terrible mistake

The attack that occurred on September 11th, 2001 on the World Trade Center in New York City is an event that lingers in the minds of many Americans and other people throughout the world. Most people can recall exactly where they were and whom they were with when they first heard about the airplanes crashing into the towers. It was a day that changed the way people looked at the world and brought to light the realities that even the wealthiest and most military advanced country was not safe from acts of terrorism. The dangers posed by religious extremist were being carried out on national and international news outlets live in front of millions if not billions of people worldwide. The events that occurred on this day changed the way