September 11, 2001 was a tragic and historic day for America. Anyone alive can recall exactly where they were and what they were doing when they learned of the terror attack. Emotions, heartache, and scars ran deep and they had a lasting effect on the hearts and minds of Americans and America’s allies. On top of the massive loss of life America felt something that it never felt before, vulnerability! Swift action was taken by the American government and unprecedented powers were used by then President George W. Bush. America became a safer country almost immediately. A sleeping giant was awakened and it was angry. With America left on its heels President Bush and Congress signed the USA Patriot Act into law in October 2001. The Patriot …show more content…
Act provided funding for detecting and deterring terrorism and allowed law enforcement agencies to monitor anyone who they suspected to be a terrorist. An excerpt from the Patriot Act explains the purpose, The Director of the United States Secret Service shall take appropriate actions to develop a national network of electronic crime task forces, based on the New York Electronic Crimes Task Force model, throughout the United States, for the purpose of preventing, detecting, and investigating various forms of electronic crimes, including potential terrorist attacks against critical infrastructure and financial payment systems (USA Patriot Act 2001).
Unlike information gathered in previous criminal cases the Patriot Act allowed law enforcement agencies to intercept communication without warrants. While the Patriot Act may have seemed scary to many Americans it was beneficial to officials to protect the United States from future attacks. While the Patriot Act was an invasive action used by the government to prevent and deter terrorism, it did not harm citizens but enhanced their safety. New laws and strategies taken by the Bush Administration detected and prevented dozens of future attacks that were to follow 9/11. After 9/11 Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the attacks on 9/11 continued to threaten the safety and security of the United States. Bin Laden threatened to wage a holy war on America and the western states of the world. No options were left for America or her allies except to wage war both domestically and abroad to keep safe. Restrictions on travel, airport security, and boarder security were all essential elements to keep the American …show more content…
people safe. Over the course of the 10 years, American authorities foiled more than two dozen al-Qaeda plots. Those averted tragedies were not foremost on the minds of revelers who gathered to celebrate Bin Laden's demise on May 1 at Ground Zero, Times Square, and in front of the White House. But if a mere few of the plots had materialized, those spaces might not even have been open to public assembly (Greenwald). According to Paden and Singer (2003), With new laws and restrictions on travel to the United States there have been some unintentional consequences of the laws or policies. Restrictions on student visas have had the unintended consequence of making students wait long periods to be approved to enter the country. Particularly Muslim students and teachers have seen the biggest obstacles in coming to America for an education or to teach. These restrictions have led to contempt and distrust of America. While the intention of the laws and/or policies are to protect the United States, they may have an adverse effect. Such restrictions make the U.S. appear afraid and prejudice of Muslims. Terrorist, extremist, and jihadist use examples of this to wage war and to recruit young people that may have otherwise not viewed the U.S. in the same light. While unfortunate it is obvious that such restrictions are needed to keep America safe. Of the nineteen hijackers responsible for the terror on 9/11 some of them came under the pretense of being foreign students. In the end, the restrictions may have an adverse effect but they have seemingly helped to keep America safer. Laws and policies from the Bush Administration were not the only things to come from 9/11.
President Bush also quickly created the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security was created to protect the United States from a similar attack like the attack on 9/11. With the creation of Homeland Security and ensuring that other Federal Law Enforcement Agencies share information America became safer. Unfortunately, before 9/11 there was a poor practice of Federal Agencies not sharing information. Could the attack have been prevented if they had? That question just lends way for more unanswered questions. According to MacFarlane (2001), The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States concluded, after more than a year of hearings and inquiries, the commission concluded that though the attacks certainly came as a shock, they should not have come as a surprise. Maybe the sharing of information should have been more obvious before the attacks on 9/11. However, 9/11 taught America important lessons and America heeded the warnings. Making America safer from both domestic and foreign
attacks. In conclusion, not all the laws, policies, and measures taken to safeguard the United States have been effective as one would hope. Nothing prevented the Boston Marathon bombing and more attacks like that are most likely going to continue to happen. However, if a few large-scale terrorist attacks are discovered and averted then the measures after that fateful day are working on some scale. Surely, with the fighting continuing in Afghanistan and Iraq it is evident that America needs to continue protecting herself from terrorist attacks. Continuing the efforts set in place by the Bush, Obama, and Trump Administrations are the only way to prevent and deter future terror attacks in the United States. Because of the knowledge of hindsight America and her allies are indeed safer than before 9/11. Only the future holds the answer to the question is America safer today because of the laws and policies set after 9/11. However, in the sixteen years since that date there have not been any large-scale attacks on American soil.
Before the events of 9/11 the US had been attacked before and we were aware of possible threats. However, these threats, specifically those of Al-Qaeda were not taken seriously by American foreign policy makers or regular Americans alike, so on September 11, 2001 Americans were truly shocked by the scale of devastation and loss of life that occurred. The effect these attacks had on America was incredible. In the years that followed Americans became fearful and discriminatory of religious groups; the government created the Department of Homeland Security and enacted stricter search and seizure laws, and America’s foreign policy became defined by unilateral decision making and preemptive war.
The day was September 11th, 2001, a moment in history that will never be forgotten by any American living at the time. It was in the early morning hours on this day that our nation experienced the single most devastating terrorist attack ever carried out on American soil. Images of planes crashing into the World Trade Center, news coverage of buildings on fire, and images of building rubble will forever be imprinted into the history of this great nation. However, it was on one of the darkest days for America that one of the most impassioned speeches ever given by a United States president was spoken. President George W. Bush’s speech addressing the nation after the “9/11” attacks was infused with pathos through his imagery of destruction and
One further result of the attack on Pearl Harbor was that Japanese-American residents and citizens had to move to nearby Japanese-American internment camps, over 110,000 Japanese-Americans, including United States citizens, forced from their homes and transferred to internment camps 7 which essentially were prisoner of war camps. In stark contrast with the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, the government handled 9/11 much differently. The response of the U.S. government to the 9/11 terrorist attacks sparked legal investigations into the motivations and execution of the attacks. The Bush administration announced a war on terrorism, with the goal of bringing Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda, and the rest of the radical group to justice and preventing other terrorist networks from emerging. The response also included funds for families affected by the attacks, planning for the War on Terrorism, rebuilding of Lower-East Manhattan, and the diplomatic invasion and investigation of Iraq and Afghanistan 8.
Host: On September the 11th 2001, the notorious terror organisation known as Al-Qaeda struck at the very heart of the United States. The death count was approximately 3,000; a nation was left in panic. To this day, counterterrorism experts and historians alike regard the event surrounding 9/11 as a turning point in US foreign relations. Outraged and fearful of radical terrorism from the middle-east, President Bush declared that in 2001 that it was a matter of freedoms; that “our very freedom has come under attack”. In his eyes, America was simply targeted because of its democratic and western values (CNN News, 2001). In the 14 years following this pivotal declaration, an aggressive, pre-emptive approach to terrorism replaced the traditional
After 9/11 there was a great increase in security nationwide. One major example of this is the number of agencies created as a result of 9/11. Among these agencies include the creation of the TSA (Transportation Security Administration), the DHS (The Department of Homeland Security), the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), and lastly the massive advancement of the US Coast Guard. Every one of the budgets of these agencies has doubled since 9/11. The creation of the transportation and security administrations primary goal is to improve the safety of all American Citizens traveling by plane. The TSA started implementing, new policies and new technological advancements.
On September 11, 2001 New York came upon a terrorist attack. The terrorist hijacked four airplanes the morning of the attack. The attack was part of the Al-Qaeda Islamist group, led by Osama Bin Laden. Two planes collided into the World Trade Center; one hit the Pentagon, and the other one crashed in Pennsylvania never reaching its destination. The cause of 9/11 is that Islam saw the United States as a heinous country with different and awful morals so they decided to attack. The consequences were the tensions between Americans and Muslims rose. Numerous hate crimes were committed and there was a massive economic downfall. We could have avoided this incident if the airport security would have been more strict, then the attack would have a less chance of happening (Bantista). “Make no mistake, the United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts. Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward. And freedom will be defended.” –President Bush directly after the 9/11 attacks (Tsimelkas). The government issued extreme changes in the military system and the surveillance ...
On September 11, 2001, America was forever changed. On this day, America faced the biggest terrorist attack that had ever been carried out; thousands of people lost their lives that day. Throughout the sadness and mourning of this terrible event, George Bush addressed the nation with one of the most memorable speeches. When President Bush addressed the nation, he stated that America is strong and they could try to bring us down, but we will not be broken.This speech gave hope to many Americans and helped them remember to stay strong. This day will be forever remembered for all the souls that lost their lives and the brave people who threatened their own life to save others.
George W. Bush’s “9/11 Address to the Nation” is a speech in which he talks about the catastrophic event on September eleventh, 2001. Two airplanes crash into the Twin Towers in New York City on this day, shocking the entire world. He addresses this speech to the people of America on the night of the disastrous event, to let the people of the United States know what is going on. This speech explains how the United States is a strong country, the motives behind the event, as well as to bring the United States together and stronger.
We all have heard the quote “Life, Liberty, Land, and the Pursuit to Happiness” and that is the promise of a life here in America. As Americans we pride ourselves on these freedoms that allow us to live everyday. We are one of the only countries that have this promise and it is what draws people from all of over the world to come here. Our founding fathers of the United States of America wrote these words, having no idea the impact that they would have for the rest of this countries history. Those words were the foundation for government, and it wasn’t perfect at first but slowly it matured into what we have today, strong and powerful. To other nations America is seen as the World Power, and a somewhat perfect nation to live in. Unfortunately corruption, scandals and controversies have tainted our once golden glow, and other nations are weary of watching their steps. One of the most controversial elements to our government is the NSA. Hidden in the shadows from American and global knowledge is what the NSA is actually doing and watching out for. Only very recently has the NSA been ripped from the shadows and brought to light what exactly is going on inside those walls. They are “spying” on not only America’s personal data, but foreign leaders as well. The NSA says it’s for the safety for everyone against terrorism and attacks. However, it has gone way to far and violates a constitutional right, privacy. The NSA has overstepped their boundaries, and spying doesn’t seem to make a difference in safety.
After the September 11th terrorist attacks, America was understandably frightened that this could happen again. Less than a week after the attacks the Bush administration introduced legislation that included items which had previously been voted down, sometimes repeatedly, by Congress. (Surveillance Under the USA Patriot Act)
National security has been greatly enhanced by the passage of the patriot act. The USA PATRIOT act is an act of congress of Congress that was signed by President Bush in 2001. The title of the act is a ten-letter acronym that stands for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. The patriot act was signed into law as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The USA PATRIOT act has had helped America make progress toward becoming the most secure nation in the world.
On September 11, 2001 terrorists crashed two American airline airplanes into Twin Towers, killing thousands of people. It was the worst terrorist attack in American history and it showed us that we are not protected by Atlantic and Pacific. It showed us that we could be attacked by anyone at anytime. It showed us that if we will be attacked again that we can only depend on each other and not on other nations to help us. The 9/11 changed people forever, some lost family members or friends, others lost their jobs even so called “American Dream.”
Since September 11, 2001 many people can say that America has changed. Many people question if America has changed for the better or has it just gotten worse. Since the day those four planes crashed around the United States people’s lives have been changed. Many may not realize how their lives have changed, but with new laws passed life is different within America. The United States Patriot Act is one of the laws passed after 9/11: singed into order on October 26, 2001 just 45 days after the attack. The United States Patriot Act was put in place in order to protect Americans, yet has been affecting American’s civil liberties and caused controversy all over the United States.
September 11th 2001 was not only the day when the delicate facade of American security was shattered, but it was also the events of this day that led to the violation of the rights of millions of American citizens. After relentless reprehension by the American masses on the approach that was taken after the 9/11 attacks ,the Bush administration enacted the Patriot Act on October 26th, 2001, a mere 56 days after this tragic event.The Patriot Act expanded the authority of U.S. law enforcement agencies so that they could hopefully avert future terrorist attacks. Under the Patriot Act The NSA (National Security Agency) could entrench upon the privacy of the citizens of the U.S. without public knowledge, consent or, probable cause. The particular incident which had the general public up at arms was when the NSA illicit surveillance came to public knowledge.
In the wake of September 11, many things happened very quickly. Along with the beginning of a '"'war'"' against terrorism, an act was passed to help prevent future terrorism in the USA. The name of this is the USA Patriot Act. The act legalizes many surveillance techniques that were once prohibited. The act has been passed without debate, and the new privileges given to our government have not been thoroughly examined. The law enforcers of our country are now capable of monitoring the citizens in ways most people are not aware of. Some of the surveillance laws are self-terminating after four years, but many of the more important laws are permanent. What will these new surveillance laws be used for after the war on terrorism is over? Lee Tien, the Electronic Frontier Foundation staff attorney, suggests that the new rights can be used to put America into a '"'police state'"'. There is a need for checks and balances in the USA Patriot Act to protect the American citizens.