-It has been eleven years. It has been eleven years since the fateful morning of September 11th 2001. On that morning, America had been attacked by a group of religious fundamentalist known as Al Queda. Not since Pearl Harbor has the United States been attack by a foreign power. In that single moment, we as a people grew together as one and had now found a common enemy.
In the months that followed, President George W. Bush had initiated a invasion of Iraq to combat the Al Queda threat. In that time we attacked a nation that had absolutely nothing to do with the attack on the nation, thousands of young men and woman died in combat and the economy declined drastically.
-our economy effect on others
It brings up an interesting point. With the Patriot act, it allowed the federal government to, set up surveillance teams, wire tap phone and electronic messages to listen in to someones conversation and it allowed illegal interrogations of people viewed to be a part of Al Queda.
Was the U.S. overreacting to the event of 9/11? Or was it going to necessary lengths to defend the nation? Let us look at (some) the facts.
Was the U.S. overreacting to the event of 9/11? Or was it going to necessary lengths to defend the nation? Let us look at (some) the facts.
- Thousands ( 109,032 ) of Young American men and women had died in the chaos
- The Patriot Act had allowed the Federal Government to invade people's privacy and form investigations around "Suspected terrorist threats". (including people who speak ill of their government, such as a peace group)
- In 2003 the U.S. had begun a bombing raids in Baghdad that caused hundreds of civilian deaths.
- al Queda has alienated itself from modern Arab and muslim directions (Yale)
Have we had any attacks at home?
Other than 9/11, we have had groups and idididuals try to attack the nation, with an efficase on the word try. Because we ave funded for better secerity of airports and highted eyes on the city(cameras) the chances of an attack comencing are very slim considering. But it dose host an issue of anyone could be a terrorist, even americans civillians who have no offiliation with Al Queda.
How does losing lives abroad differ from losing lives on home soil?
The troubling thing is that when it comes to lives lost in another contry than here, people generally feel more comfortaed. People want the comfort of knowing that the enemy cannot harm the people they hold so dear to them. The idea that there is a battle in another country and not own make americans feel safe. But in reality it is all hogwash. It fed a psycological need for us to know that we as a people could be assures that our families and loved ones were safe here at home. At the end of the day, we were just looking for someone to point the finger at. We never needed to go to war with Iraq. We never had reason to invade Iraq. If you watch Farenhight 9/11, you will see that in the first week or so after the events of 9/11, we knew where Osama Bin Laden was. He was in Afganistan. Not Iraq.
"Killing Bin Laden..." proposes 4 different answers to the question of whether we are safer after Bin Laden's assassination, The Week points out that depending on who you are and what political agenda you believe will determine how you answer that question. In the end it's an article that shows how unsure we are about our future.
Civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering the consequences of our actions. With the bombing raids harming thousand of civillians, we have made this country hate the very foundations of americas rocky house. When the people begin to revolt against the fondations the army has esablished in Iraq, the media begins to spew noncence about the "Enemy". The thing to be aware of is that the american government began this by attacking a naton that had nothing to do with the attacks. They call them the enemy when we are the enemy.
But for me personally I see myself as a moderate and in terms of the final equation we just don't know if we are safer. We just don't know. It's an uncertain future for the U.S.A. but the only certanty is that we can rest today, but we need to be aware of tomorrow.
Other than 9/11, we have had groups and idididuals try to attack the nation, with an efficase on the word try. Because we ave funded for better secerity of airports and highted eyes on the city(cameras) the chances of an attack comencing are very slim considering. But it dose host an issue of anyone could be a terrorist, even americans civillians who have no offiliation with Al Queda.
How does losing lives abroad differ from losing lives on home soil?
The troubling thing is that when it comes to lives lost in another contry than here, people generally feel more comfortaed. People want the comfort of knowing that the enemy cannot harm the people they hold so dear to them. The idea that there is a battle in another country and not own make americans feel safe. But in reality it is all hogwash. It fed a psycological need for us to know that we as a people could be assures that our families and loved ones were safe here at home. At the end of the day, we were just looking for someone to point the finger at. We never needed to go to war with Iraq. We never had reason to invade Iraq. If you watch Farenhight 9/11, you will see that in the first week or so after the events of 9/11, we knew where Osama Bin Laden was. He was in Afganistan. Not Iraq.
"Killing Bin Laden..." proposes 4 different answers to the question of whether we are safer after Bin Laden's assassination, The Week points out that depending on who you are and what political agenda you believe will determine how you answer that question. In the end it's an article that shows how unsure we are about our future.
Civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering the consequences of our actions. With the bombing raids harming thousand of civillians, we have made this country hate the very foundations of americas rocky house. When the people begin to revolt against the fondations the army has esablished in Iraq, the media begins to spew noncence about the "Enemy". The thing to be aware of is that the american government began this by attacking a naton that had nothing to do with the attacks. They call them the enemy when we are the enemy.
But for me personally I see myself as a moderate and in terms of the final equation we just don't know if we are safer. We just don't know. It's an uncertain future for the U.S.A. but the only certanty is that we can rest today, but we need to be aware of tomorrow.
Peter,
ReplyDeleteThis is a good post! You've clearly done the research and included great facts and quotes from the materials. Your writing indicates that you are quite knowledgeable on the subject.
Some suggestions:
1. Your opponents paragraph needs to be more clearly defined. Who would disagree with you (Republicans)? What is their stance. Try to start your second paragraph with:
"Some may argue that..." Then, in your third paragraph, you put your opinion. In this post, it seems like your opinion the whole way.
If you can beat your opponent in an argument, and show both sides of the issue, you will convince your readers.
2. You've got your facts in the body of your blog, but please also include them in a list at the bottom. I want to see which facts you think are most important (as a good blog should have more than 3 facts) and what their sources are (author and paper/site/article).
I still caught several spelling errors, though your writing has improved overall.
Keep it up. Try to make each week's blog a little bit better. You're doing a great job so far!
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