The Role Of Terrorist Attacks In America

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Considering terrorist attacks are few and far between, even as terrible as they are, should not mean we have to give up liberties. Other countries are bombed and people are killed every day. All in all, I think we have it pretty good in America. No matter what we put in place to fight terror they are always going to find ways through the cracks. Most of the time when terrorist attacks are attempted they are caught. The few that aren't are events such as Pearl Harbor, the '93 attacks at the WTC, 9/11, and the Boston Bombings. We have a pretty good system now. The rest of us shouldn't have to suffer because of what a few radicalizes do, even though, as stated before they are very terrible. However, all attacks can sadly not be avoided. We cannot

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