9/11: A Synthesis Essay

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The skies were clear and vibrant blue, while two towers stood tall in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Within a matter of hours, these large towers, the twin towers, collapsed and the skies that were once blue were stained with ashes. Terrorism in the US has been an unresolved problems and continues today and in many other countries. Many solutions are needed in order to prevent tragedies like 9/11 from happening to the country again. Over the past years there has been many debates about terrorism and its prevention since the 9/11 attack on the world trade center. Many Americans on a daily basis work and attend to their priorities. There should be no reason that Americans should feel insecure and afraid in their own homeland because security …show more content…

In an article, it explains that “The State Department’s Military Assistance Report on June 8 stated that it approved $44.28 billion in arms shipments to 173 nations in the last fiscal year, including some that struggled with human rights problems. These nations include the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Israel, Djibouti, Honduras, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain” (Toombs 1). These nations are where ISIS originated from. This is more than likely the reason why there are so many terrorist in the Middle East who are able to do so much damage. By giving these terrorist weapons, we are giving them weapons to kill our people. It makes no sense for the United States to provide weapons to countries who are using them to cause terrorists acts within their own country and other countries as well. If the United States stops providing these people with weapons to kill, we would not have such a problem with terrorists. Also, if we are able to increase our security even more so. Things like “congress federal(izing) airport security by passing the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, which created the Transportation Security Administration” (Villemez 2). We can increase security in our own home by providing funds to the military. They will technologically advance our security through various ways. They have always been making newer and different inventions that prevent future possible terrorist attacks. We can fund the military financially

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