Ending the War on Terror Jose E. Ortiz COM 220 Katrina Beck November 22, 2011 Should we still be in a war that is killing our troops and crippling our economy? Since the War on Terror started in 2001, it has claimed the innocent lives of our brave men and women that protect our beautiful country of the United States of America and fight for our freedom. For example, every time we as Americans watch CNN there is always something at the bottom of the screen saying another soldiers has died in the Iraq and Afghanistan war today. The death toll just keeps rising higher and higher. Even though the troops who die volunteer and fight with pride, the United States should end the war on terror because it is causing damage to the economy and too many troops’ lives have been lost.
President George W. Bush, It has come to my attention that the media has been cluttered with seemingly endless coverage of your administration’s idea to enter into a war with Iraq, from the images of Saddam Hussein as a tyrannical dictator to the stories of angered citizens burning American flags and protesting, happy with Hussein’s reign over the country. With this confusing mixture of propaganda, it is increasingly difficult to determine whether or not you and your administration’s idea to invade Iraq was just. Considering a variety of different analytical views and coverage of the time before the invasion, I can conclude that America was unjust in its decision to enter into the war in Iraq. By examining the reasons for going to war, I
Over 6,000 lives, most of them American, have been lost because of his actions. Many Muslims have now been given a stereo type of being “violent terrorists,” just because of the alacrities of a handful of extremists. Due to bin Laden’s interfering with the United States, they abortively invaded Afghanistan, punching a dent in President Bush’s presidency, and throwing the economy into turmoil. Any hope of returning to the former lifestyle that Americans had once enjoyed has been long dissipated. Al-Qaeda, the terrorist group that he founded in the early 1980’s, has been encouraging other minor terrorists to take action, making the world an over-all more dangerous place to live.
George W. Bush, immediately upon waging a successful military campaign against Afghanistan, the primary harbor and sponsor of the September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States, decided that Saddam Hussein must be removed from his position of power in Iraq. George W. Bush, fresh of a “high” resulting from a combination of the “rally-around-the-flag effect” and the swift domination of Afghanistan, saw the opportunity to inject his worldview into U.S. foreign policy. Bush encompassed a worldview similar to his father’s (but amplified, in a sense), and saw the United States as a “heroic liberator,” compelled by God to deliver peace and democracy to evil, misguided nations through force if necessary. (Hybel 127) With such an unwavering worldview guiding the way, decision-making on whether or not to invade Iraq was predicated on regime change. Undoubtedly, George W. Bush, like his father, viewed the war in very personal terms.
Using the above reasoning, the U.S. has encouraged extremist governments, toppled democracies, as in the case of Iran to replace it with a monarchy, rigged elections, and many more unspeakable political crimes for U.S. businesses abroad. Lets not also forget the Red Scare. During the war between the then Soviet Union and Afghanistan, the U.S. armed and supported the Taliban, a fundamentalist Muslim
What, it’s Our Fault Too? Most would agree that Osama bin Laden holds great responsibility for the execution of the September 11th attacks on the United States of America and that he deserves punishment for his crimes against humanity. In the attacks, he simultaneously slaughtered thousands of innocent people and caused the mental and emotional anguish of millions. Though Americans are quick to become defensive at the mention of the attacks, it is essential that we as Americans know why bin Laden and millions of others around the globe have come to hate our country. The question of today is “why are so many willing to risk or even sacrifice their lives to get at us?” (How Israeli Terr.
Controversial acts were passed in an effort to control terrorism, the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act was passed by George Bush shortly after 9/11 to make it easier for the government to access personal information like; phone conversations, emails, and other private information. It also gives them the power to detain anyone who they suspect of terrorism for up to one week. The freedoms and privacy of all Americans have been curtailed because of this act. Even though most Americans are not terrorists, simply knowing that the government has these new powers and abilities to invade on their privacy is bothersome
Racism Post 9/11 September 11th 2001 will forever be remembered as 102 minutes that changed America. The attacks not only shook the nation with fear but altered racial stereotypes until this very day. When one reflects upon the media post 9/11, they initially spot the increases in Arab/Muslim prejudged remarks; however, with a decade past one could argue movies and television shows have managed to represent a more accurate illustration of life in the Middle East. Days following the attacks on the twin towers, the media occupied its broadcast with horrible racial stereotypes. Newspapers, homepages, and newscasts filled their content with prejudiced information which distorted many Americans point of view.
Ernest Hemingway once said, “Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.” This is a very profound statement, especially as our nation is still in the midst of a self-proclaimed “War on Terror”. What happened to our country and all of the innocent victims, on 9/11 was virtually unimaginable. However, this attack on our own soil has prompted many actions from our government that might be considered to be an affront to both our constitution as well as our judicial processes. Prisoners of war and even persons suspected of being involved with a terroristic group can be legally detained and held, for as long as we want, simply because we are in a “war”. If we are violating our own constitutional guidelines
Deneice Collins Instructor Williams English 1010 11 October 2012 Rhetorical Analysis of “President George W. Bush speech on the 9-11 attack On September 11, 2001 President Bush “Address to the Nation on 9-11-01” spoke on the series of deadly terrorist acts that took thousands of lives. In Bush’s view, “these acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat”. However, they failed because according to Bush we have the strongest country in the world. I feel no one deserved to go through such a lost. The anger the terrorist had against America is unethical.