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    September 11th, 2001, the George Bush administration used the term “The War on Terror” to describe the military campaign that would occur as retaliation. This military campaign’s main goal was to seek out to destroy terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda with the ultimate goal to take out the leader of the September 11th attacks, Osama Bin Laden and all of his followers. In 2013, the Obama administration announced that the United States would no longer be using the terms “War on Terror” and…

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    in the United States for over a year, enrolled in flight schools learning to fly large passenger aircrafts (9/11 Attacks). The plan involved 19 Islamic radicals. The Federal Aviation Administration was warned 52 times about possible attacks from Al Qaeda (inside 9/11). The towers they took down were by no means small, each of them roughly an acre in size (WTC 9/11). When they collapsed the tops of the buildings fell nearly a ¼ of mile to the ground reaching speeds upwards of 120 mph. No one…

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    The Red Bandanna

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    One hero whose story became known from this day goes by the name, The Boy in the Red Bandanna. Welles Crowther grew up in Nyack New York. At the age of six, his father gave him a white handkerchief for show, but a red bandanna for him to blow his nose. From the time, his father gave him that red bandanna; he loved it and carried it around with him always. Welles was a smart and concentrated kid who always did what he was told and loved helping others. He was always a leader and captain on his…

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    Uzbekistan, etc. Some of the many questions asked about these terrorist attacks are; “Why do they do it? What motivates them? What do they gain out of it? Why are the terrorists becoming younger and younger every year?” Terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda and Taliban carry out missions that claim millions of lives. Suicide Bombing is one activity that might seem like “jihad” to the terrorists who are a part of it, but in reality, it is a crime that puts the safety of the entire world in…

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    Virginia was the Pentagon got attacked by one of the planes. They evacuated most of the people and some army men died. I feel bad for the for the families of the people that died. That was a sad day for everyone. The building collapsed at 9:50 a.m. Al Qaeda did this to the people of New York. They did it to break the United States apart. But they were not successful at breaking up America. I hope this never happens again. Nobody wants to go through that again.…

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    be forgotten. Tightened airport security, the number of lives lost, and the financial cost of the day are three major effects that occurred as a result of the attack on September 11, 2001. The horror happened when members of the terrorist group, Al Qaeda, hijacked 4 planes at Boston’s Logan international Airport. Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, in New York City, at 8:48 am. Then at 9:03 am, flight 175 crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. The…

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    The well-known terrorist organization like ISIL or Al Qaeda may hold some territory, its ideology or way of life is different and complains against western mistreatment, many of the groups have no nuclear weapons or conventional weapons like military planes. Terrorist acquire follower from many who are discontent…

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    The future is here! Drones have evolved to be suited for combat, but the question is, is it ethical to use drones in combat? Does it help the cause or just make the cause worse? Drones being used in combat can change the way we fight. They are being used over sending in our troops, tanks, trucks, and manned aircraft. While we don't risk the lives of our soldiers and spending a lot of tax dollars on expensive equipment and vehicles, we send unmanned drones not risking lives of pilots flying…

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    September 11, 2001, is remembered as the day chaos and grief swept across our country. A populous and peaceful city, once home to the two tallest buildings in the world was quickly transformed into a city of despair. Terrorist group, Al Qaeda, made previous headlines, “Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.” a reality (Eichenwald). Two American Airlines planes were flown into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon, one, unsuccessful, into a field. America was under attack. Over 3,000…

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    President Obama 's additional war-related campaign agreement was to improve the United States military assurance in Afghanistan in order to maintain the extremist Taliban’s from achieving power and allowing the Al Qaeda repeatedly using the country as the foundation for terrorist operations against the United States. Obama soon after taking office, granted the military 's request, which was originally made at the end of the Bush presidency, to dispatch an additional 21,000 troops to Afghanistan,…

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