Response To 9-11 Attack !

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9-11 attack!

September 11th, ( also known as 9-11 ) is a day that no one will ever forget. Just that morning Two terrorist hijacked two Plane and crashed them into the World Trade Center, killing many people and themselves. To me, I think that the U.S responded appropriately because they helped the hurt people and they tried to figure out who done it and why.

Less than a month after 9/11 , the U.S troops invaded Afghanistan in an attempt to dismantle Al-Qaeda - the terrorists group that claimed responsibility for the attacks.

The decisions made by the U.S affected many other countries because the U.S didn’t respond quickly as everyone thought they would.

To me, the U.S responded correctly. They did everything they could to find out who was responsible for the attacks. President George Bush at the time declared war on terrorism.
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People should really think about what they are doing before they try to hurt other people that have nothing to do with

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