The Global War on Terror

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The Global War on Terror is a military campaign led by the United States and the United Kingdom and supported by other NATO members. It was originally against al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations with the purpose of eliminating them. This paper discusses how the Bush Administration handled the War on Terror as well as different aspects of it, including its terminology, its objectives, its military operations and criticism against it.

The United States of America was deeply shocked when, on September 11, 2001, airplanes we used as missiles to destroy the Twin World Trade Towers and damage the Pentagon. Around 3000 people were killed because of these terrorist attacks. It was seen as the worst terrorist attack on the United States and was therefore condemned and deemed inexcusable. These attacks were a great blow to the United States’ national security. For four commercial planes, which were taking off from United States soil, to be taken control of by nineteen hijackers and crashed into the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon was truly unbelievable. These terrorist attacks led to reactions of a political, social and economical nature around the world.

Immediately, after the attack on the World Trade Centers, an intensive investigation, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was underway to identify who was responsible for these attacks. These investigations led the Bush Administration to believe that these attacks were implemented under the orders of Osama Bin Laden, an exiled Saudi dissident and his group of followers, under the name “Al Qaeda”. Osama bin Laden was previously involved in a number of attacks on and plots against the United States. He is also known for his grudge against the United States.

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