War on Terrorism

As we all know, since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have ended the United States is attempting to draw back troops and cut the defense spending budget nearly in half, if you don’t believe me than join the military and you will see and feel the funding cuts. This is all very true…

Americans stay safe, it has been forgotten about the increasing political surveillance, in the name of protection against war or an enemy, fuels the never-ending excuse to monitor innocent people’s lives. Just like anything else in life an excessive amount of anything is harmful. In this case our government is delving too far into innocent people’s personnel life in search of ‘terrorism’. In our country’s panicked state, the pressure the Government must feel to protect is great and…

Source 1: Noam Chomsky: The Culture of Terrorism The Cultural-Historical Context of Iran-Contra The Reagan Doctrine had already been to blame for other coups and clandestine terrorist activities. “In Central America, the Reagan Doctrine deserves a large share of the credit for a most impressive slaughter. The death toll under Reagan in El Salvador passed 50,000 and in Guatemala it may approach 100,000.” (p. 27). This is referencing the rhetoric put forth by Reagan against the Soviet Union’s…

policy and the “British interests in America” in maintaining a good relationship with its partner in the West eventually made it necessary for the United Nations to step into the Israeli/Palestinian conflict following further media publicity of the terrorism plaguing Ertez Israel (Being, 31). In this sense the Lehi campaign of assassinations in “striking at…unmistakable and distinctive symbol[s] of the United Kingdom” was effective in bringing the attention of the international community to the…

Richard Gray in his book ‘After the Fall: American Literature Since 9/11’ presents a timely and provocative examination of the impact and implications of 9/11 and the war on terror on American culture and literature. He Places U.S. writing in the context of the transformed position of the U.S. in a world characterized by political, economic, and military crisis; transnational drift; the revival of religious fundamentalism and the apparent triumph of global capitalism. In the article, “Contesting…

elected officials. The Civil War demonstrates what happens when a society is stripped of their civil liberties. In the today’s society we are facing the same problem that the Avengers are facing in the comic, some people want more government control while others want less. The Department of Justice's first priority is to prevent upcoming terrorist attacks. Since The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (Patriot Act)…

reluctant to fly. The attack, therefore, evidently, had an enormous impact on New York 's economy, and it has been estimated up until 2002 that it can cost the city $36 billion (Dennis, 2012). Even to this day, fourteen years on, with the word "terrorism" so current in today 's society – especially with the most recent high-profile crisis in Paris, people are hesitant to travel. According to Crotts et al (2007), 84% of people…

devastated by the thousands of lives lost in the multiple attacks on 9/11. So, as a congressman, my goal would be to stop any sort of terrorism as soon as possible. Also, the bill moved through Congress swiftly; it passed forty-five days after the attacks. Today, I would vote to reauthorize the Patriot Act to continue to protect the American people from any other acts of terrorism. The continuation of these surveillance tactics can potentially save the lives of thousands of people, and prevent…

Ever since the attacks of 9/11, America has never been the same. Now, we are more cautious of our surroundings now that we know that anything could happen. Many Americans have become more and more anxious about the thought of terrorists attacking, and for that reason, they demand the government to provide safety by making sure that anyone coming into the United States is not a terrorist. It is the government’s job to take care of its citizens, after all. However, taking care of the citizens in…

left the world in shock and brought Americans together. The terrorist acts brought to light a topic many Americans before would not even consider or dismiss all together. That is that terrorism exists and can happen anywhere and at any time. The acts of terrorism hold no prejudice and show no discrimination. Terrorism is a tool used to grab the attention of the public and place fear on the government. It is used in order to put pressure on the country’s government in the hopes that it will…