Before 9/11, the nation was relaxed, and a terrorist group name Al - Qaeda was forming. Before this event George W. Bush was our president. Also, our security wasn’t ready for what was about to happen, no one was. First off, it was a lot easier to get on the plane. For example, it maybe took 30 minutes to get through the security check. Also, the cockpit was open for anyone to get into, which made it easy for the suicide terrorists that caused 9/11. Now it takes at least 1 hour to get through security. Next, the American government didn’t know Al - Qaeda was forming in the Middle East. Al - Qaeda is a terrorist group with a leader who was Osama bin Laden. Who later called 9/11 “A Blessed day!” Additionally, Al - Qaeda wanted all of Saudi Arabia all to themselves so they tried to get all of the U.S troops out of Saudi Arabia because they were one of the main things keeping Al - Qaeda out of claiming Saudi Arabia. …show more content…
First, a Boeing 747 was hijacked and flew at full velocity into the north tower of the World Trade Center. Then, a second one flew into the south tower almost an hour later. After, another Boeing 747 was hijacked and people said that it was supposed to hit the White House but the passengers weren’t going to let that happen. They rushed the cockpit and made the plane nosedive into a corn field. Witnesses said after they saw this there was smoke coming from a big hole in the