The War On Terrorism During The United States

The United States has been at war since its creation in 1776. Notably, one of the most crucial wars was the War on Terror. Beginning in March of 2003, this war initially served the purpose of getting rid of the country 's leader Saddam Hussein to prevent his use of suspected stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction. Hussein was best-known as a Middle Eastern ruler with a violent regime. He governed Iraq from 1979 until his capture in 2003when President Bush presumed he was harboring chemical weapons such as synthetic warheads, shells, or aviation bombs. While politics justified invading Iraq, the conflict between the U.S. and Iraq began long before the war. In the post-election leading up to the war, political officials such as George Bush attested repeatedly that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and posed a danger to the U.S. and other targets. Bush sold the war to Americans by attesting these cases of threat to Americans openly with supreme certainty. The United States of America should not have invaded Iraq as it allowed the establishment of government power and democracy without evidence under prior resolutions, increased violence, and forced American citizens to inquire significant debt including the injuries and hardships sustained by U.S. soldiers.

9/11 was a major focal point on the war on terror. It changed America in many ways. There are two main view point’s that will be gone over in this research paper. The first and the most vital will be cultural historical viewpoint because it change Americas culture and how the viewed the world in a major way. The next but less prominent is top-down because in this research paper I will be talking about how the people in charge reacted to the events that unfolded in 911 how their decisions shaped the world that is today. These will be the historical viewpoints that will be shown in my research paper.

Over the course of United States History the country has engaged in several wars. Some of these wars were for independence, national preservation, and national defense. Other wars were for more dubious and obscure reasons such as stopping the spread of communism, “protecting America’s interests”, and the “war on terror”. Throughout the history of the United States foreign affairs another pattern has emerged. Our propensity toward military action has also had the unintended consequence of fostering an atmosphere of distrust, anger, and resentment that nurtures potential enemies. This begs the question; does the United States create its own future enemies? If this is the case, what can we do to stop this?

The War on terror has been a main focus for the U.S for many years now. The U.S. first got involved in the war on September 11th, 2001, when two planes crashed in to the World Trade Center in New York City, and one in to the Pentagon in Washington D.C., making it the worst thing that has happened on U.S soil since Pearl Harbor. The one thing the U.S. did that nobody else could do was the way responded and how well the U.S. did. “The United States responded by attacking al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan, one of several countries where the group had operations. The government in Afghanistan was brutal and supported the terrorists, so less than a month after the attacks of September 11, the United States invaded Afghanistan to break up al-Qaeda and the Afghan government” (Pressler). The U.S. is seen as a major world leader, and responded to this is not only to help their self, but also to prevent

The War on Terror is one of the most discussed topics in politics today, however not enough citizens seem to realize how closely it is affecting their daily lives. As witnessed by many living in the developed world, including me, airplane travel can be very drawn out and stressful. This can be seen as a direct effect of the War on Terror, which began in September of 2001 with the U.S invasion of Afghanistan. Since then the U.S. has gotten involved in more than ten nations in the Middle East resulting in two million deaths, and an estimated $1.2 to $2.7 trillion dollars spent. Even spying on citizens has become acceptable by the government’s standards. But despite all the measures that are being taken to protect America

After 9/11, Bush passed The Bush Doctrine which focused on removing any foreign leader that threatened the safety and integrity of the U.S. This meant that Bush can invade any country that is threatening the United States but only in the future. Immediately after 9/11, al-Qaeda was automatically blamed and Osama Bin Laden, whom was the leader, was declared the main “culprit” of the attack. Originally, Al-Qaeda considered targeting nuclear power plants but decided a more public place to cause fear and panic. October of 2001, in response to the attack bush declared war on the Taliban government for refuging and protecting bin Laden and his followers. Bush originally gave the Taliban a chance to surrender bin Laden. Since they refused, Bush launched

September 11, 2001, the one day America will never forget, ignited the new era of warfare; the war against terror. As a result, the general public grew fearful and aware to the possibilities of another terrorist attack on the American soil. The controversial counter-terrorism television show 24 pierced that fear off the viewers' minds. However, the show's unorthodox methods, theatrical plots, and media influence also changed the public's outlook of the proper and constitutional way of interrogation.

Obscure and ambiguous are the adjectives of how politics should be defined, considering that citizens don't know what is going on behind ‘close doors.’ Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told her contender in the recent elections that his knowledge on terrorism activities was coming from what he watch on TV and that it was a very different picture if he was to talk to the Generals of our Nation. Thus, terrorism is ‘in the eye of the beholder’ seeing that what causes terror for citizens of one nation might be celebrated by other ones. Resent history of extremist individuals has shown us their capability of harming innocent people, creating a turmoil of pain and anguish. ISIS is now known for beheading humans of all nations with the purpose of

“Terror and civilization are inseparable… Culture has evolved under the shadow of the executioner… One cannot abolish terror and retain civilization. Even to relax the former means the beginning of disintegration.”

Paine claims that the people of America are in unison with each other,because of all of the different languages and cultures. But in reality America’s people couldn't be more not in unison

American foreign policy towards the Middle East revolves around oil interests. The U.S. has attempted to maintain stability between nations such as Palestine, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran in order to protect the flow of imported oil from the Middle East. The September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have undermined U.S. attempts at stability in the Middle East, by demonstrating to the world that America is in fact vulnerable, while at the same time symbolically proving to other Middle Eastern nations that they do not have to be taken advantage of by America. President Bush has since declared a "war on terrorism," in which the financial assets of terrorist groups have been frozen, economic sanctions have been imposed on countries harboring terrorist factions, and US military forces are not engaged in active conflict in Afghanistan. The

The terrorist attacks of September 11 led to a lot of pressure from the public to find those responsible and bring them to “justice”. In order to do so, President Bush declared a war on terrorism just a few days after the attacks, but little did he know that this very decision would also bring devastating consequences to many countries. Over time, people have been losing faith in the war and in its purpose. Consequently, countries whose economies have fallen under the Military Industrial Complex have manufactured a societal fear against Muslims and jihadists. As a result, they are now being stigmatized and portrayed as the enemies of democracy, and of the United States in particular. To make matter worse, it has driven western countries to

Terrorism has both been driven by and helped shape American politics. In the traditional sense of the word, according to the Merriam Webster dictionary, terrorism is the “systematic use of terror, especially for coercion”. In her paper Terrorism and the American Experience, expert Beverly Gage notes that “In contrast to ordinary crime, terrorism is widely understood to be a political act, a gesture—however immoral or misguided—toward promoting some greater cause”. She also cites the example of terrorism during the civil war, (admittedly more war crime than terror attack), when opposing side would plant bombs in the corpses of their enemies, so the bombs would blow up when soldiers would return to pick up the bodies.It has been used by groups

After the events of September 11, 2001, the United States had a unique dilemma. America was engaged in what would be called a “War on Terror”. This new conflict was unlike any in American history. Previously, in the context of war the United States had always fought a nation or group that had defined boundaries as to where they resided. This new conflict went away from these rules of the past. Terrorist groups were not bound to a region, but were instead united by an ideal. September 11 marked the first time in which terrorism would rise to the forefront of the nation’s agenda. This emergent wave of conflict required a different strategy than the those of the past because of the unorthodox nature of the opponent. One of the major innovations fostered by the “War on Terror” was the expansion of torture. The dramatic rise in terrorism sparked the unethical advancement of interrogation techniques in order to more effectively acquire information. The emergence of the “War on Terror” required government officials acquire intelligence in a new way thus spawning the emergence of “enhanced interrogation” methods, however, the morality of these techniques would come into question as they were revealed to the public.

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