9/11 Attacks

The devistatding 9/11 attacks in America, causeds 3,000 people to die in the three different locations ("9-11 and Its Aftermath"). Thereir remained a total of four planes with hijackers. Two of them flew into the twin towers. The goal of this was to attack the world trade center; a and an location that was important to the U.S.America. Another plane flew to the Boston World Trade Complex. The last plane went to Pentagon in Washington D.C.("9/11 Commission"). This is exactly what the islamic extremist terrorist wanted. What is an islamic extremist? They believe that violence is escapable to achieving their goals at all costs. It can be assumed that past tensions are to blame for this disastrous event. With this along with past tensions spiked

The borders were unclear and leaders of different countries believed they had different borders than what other leaders and countries believed. According to National and Regional Dimensions Englipedia on the Gale group website, “The conflicts in this region are essentially based on deep nationalist, ethnic, and religious antagonisms. They leave little room for compromise and negotiation.” For example, this happened in Iraq and Iran. Iraq believed they had parts of Iran and Kuwait ("Part 1: National" [Page 1]). But, the Syrian regime believed they owned rights to Lebanon and Israel. Even Hashemite rulers in Jordan believed that they had rights to these countries. This misunderstanding lead to the 8 year Iran-Iraq War, and the attack on Kuwait. This war took place from 1980 to 1988 ("Iran–Iraq War" [Page 1]). In the initial phases of war, Iraq was more successful. But, in 1982 Iran managed to recover the Iraqi occupied territory. Iraq kept using chemical weapons against Iran. The war continued until it was clear to Iran that could not reach any breakthroughs. A ceasefire took place on August 20, 1988. During the war no major borders were

First off, a fundamental organization was someone who advocates for the return to the traditional religion. Which in the middle east case was Islam. There were many obligations and regulations to become a member of Al-Qaeda. There is a manual that includes lessons and qualifications to become a member ("Al Qaeda" [Page 1]). The fourth rule of the manual is sacrifice and it states; “He [the member] has to be willing to do the work and undergo martyrdom for the purpose of achieving the goal and establishing the religion of majestic Allah on earth.” This means that, the members of the group will have to sacrifice including death, and suffering for the beliefs of the group. This would include conflicts and with other countries. The group was very stricicect to these rules and regulations that needed to be followed and praised to be a part of the group. If they were not followed then punishment would need to be put in place. There were steps to become a member, and lessons to be taught. Lastly, a conversion to place to be a