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After the 9/11 Event
In his 2012 book titled, ‘Understanding the War on Terror’, Patrick Coaty discusses issues related to terrorism, especially after the 9/11 attack. According to him, terrorism emerged at the end of the eighteen century in post-revolutionary France. The initial concept of terrorism was a legitimate system of government that used terror to assert its influence. However, the phenomenon of terrorism has taken different guises since its initiation, as modern-day terrorism does not recognize any law. Indeed, the concept of terrorism has experienced a redefinition and, currently, terrorism has consistently manifested itself in the form of Islamic fundamentalism.
According to Coaty, the September 11 attack …show more content…
The “collateral damage”, in this context, is part of the objective of terror attacks. The terrorists’ disregard for the sanctity human life depicts terrorism as an abhorrent endeavor. Unfortunately, 3,000 people died in the September 11 terror attack; majority of whom perished in the collapse of the Twin Towers. The scrapers melted in the fire, which resulted from the explosion of the two airliners that hit the towers. Arguably, the war waged against al-Qaeda and the Gulf region has failed to enhance security. Additionally, it has also resulted in “collateral damage” and inability of the country to provide validation for the high number of civilian deaths. The history of terror proves that as long as ideologies differ, intolerance dominates the society, and innocent people suffer the …show more content…
government and the world states learned a valuable lesson after the September 11 terror attacks. As a result, they sought to ensure that such an attack does not happen again. The first effort was enacting laws that froze terrorist groups’ assets. The sanctions also affected some states which the U.S. government perceived to be sympathetic to terrorists. For instance, the U.S. government froze Saddam Hussein’s assets before they waged war against Iraq. Further, the laws and policies empowered law enforcement agencies to fight against terror. Evidently, the United States and the United Kingdom’s long presence in Iraq and Afghanistan proves the nations’ determination to combating
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After the 9/11 Event
In his 2012 book titled, ‘Understanding the War on Terror’, Patrick Coaty discusses issues related to terrorism, especially after the 9/11 attack. According to him, terrorism emerged at the end of the eighteen century in post-revolutionary France. The initial concept of terrorism was a legitimate system of government that used terror to assert its influence. However, the phenomenon of terrorism has taken different guises since its initiation, as modern-day terrorism does not recognize any law. Indeed, the concept of terrorism has experienced a redefinition and, currently, terrorism has consistently manifested itself in the form of Islamic fundamentalism.
According to Coaty, the September 11 attack …show more content…
The “collateral damage”, in this context, is part of the objective of terror attacks. The terrorists’ disregard for the sanctity human life depicts terrorism as an abhorrent endeavor. Unfortunately, 3,000 people died in the September 11 terror attack; majority of whom perished in the collapse of the Twin Towers. The scrapers melted in the fire, which resulted from the explosion of the two airliners that hit the towers. Arguably, the war waged against al-Qaeda and the Gulf region has failed to enhance security. Additionally, it has also resulted in “collateral damage” and inability of the country to provide validation for the high number of civilian deaths. The history of terror proves that as long as ideologies differ, intolerance dominates the society, and innocent people suffer the …show more content…
government and the world states learned a valuable lesson after the September 11 terror attacks. As a result, they sought to ensure that such an attack does not happen again. The first effort was enacting laws that froze terrorist groups’ assets. The sanctions also affected some states which the U.S. government perceived to be sympathetic to terrorists. For instance, the U.S. government froze Saddam Hussein’s assets before they waged war against Iraq. Further, the laws and policies empowered law enforcement agencies to fight against terror. Evidently, the United States and the United Kingdom’s long presence in Iraq and Afghanistan proves the nations’ determination to combating