Before 9/11
September 11, 2001 is a day no one will ever be able to forget. America's most devastating tragedy occurred that day. Exactly 2,996 people were killed; including 343 firefighters, 60 police officers, 265 on all four planes, 2,606 in the World Trade Center, and 125 in the Pentagon. You might be asking yourself how someone could do such a thing. The mastermind behind these horrible events is known as Osama Bin Laden, the leader of the Islamic extremist group Al Qaeda. Though the massive destructruction was uncalled for, they believed they had a good reason. They wanted retaliation. They thought we were wrong to support Israel and they weren't pleased that we were involved in the Persian Gulf War and that we were present in the Middle East. On top of all …show more content…
Their first try was in February 1993 when they failed to knock down the Twin Towers. Because no one was caught them, they continued to plan their next attack.
Knowing that terrorists were going to try again, President George W. Bush send troops to find Osama. It became too complicated to kill him. The United States was friendly with that country and if they attempted to kill Bin Laden, there was a good chance the prince, many children, and bystanders would be killed too. To the US, that was too big of a risk so they gave up.
Many years went into the planning of the 9/11 attack, which members of Al Qaeda called the “planes operation”. They were determined to make Americans pay. The scariest part of the whole thing, is that they lived among us for years and we never knew. To be able to hijack and fly the plane, they had to take multiple flight courses. They came to America to do that, they kept a low profile. They learned some english and cut their hair to fit in. Also, they practiced killing by slitting camels throats. All this in preparation for what Osama brainwashed them to think of as their entry to
September 11, 2001 is a day no one will ever be able to forget. America's most devastating tragedy occurred that day. Exactly 2,996 people were killed; including 343 firefighters, 60 police officers, 265 on all four planes, 2,606 in the World Trade Center, and 125 in the Pentagon. You might be asking yourself how someone could do such a thing. The mastermind behind these horrible events is known as Osama Bin Laden, the leader of the Islamic extremist group Al Qaeda. Though the massive destructruction was uncalled for, they believed they had a good reason. They wanted retaliation. They thought we were wrong to support Israel and they weren't pleased that we were involved in the Persian Gulf War and that we were present in the Middle East. On top of all …show more content…
Their first try was in February 1993 when they failed to knock down the Twin Towers. Because no one was caught them, they continued to plan their next attack.
Knowing that terrorists were going to try again, President George W. Bush send troops to find Osama. It became too complicated to kill him. The United States was friendly with that country and if they attempted to kill Bin Laden, there was a good chance the prince, many children, and bystanders would be killed too. To the US, that was too big of a risk so they gave up.
Many years went into the planning of the 9/11 attack, which members of Al Qaeda called the “planes operation”. They were determined to make Americans pay. The scariest part of the whole thing, is that they lived among us for years and we never knew. To be able to hijack and fly the plane, they had to take multiple flight courses. They came to America to do that, they kept a low profile. They learned some english and cut their hair to fit in. Also, they practiced killing by slitting camels throats. All this in preparation for what Osama brainwashed them to think of as their entry to