Question 4 War on Terror

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Question 4: War on Terror
Terror has become a serious threat to countries all over the world. The United States is particularly vulnerable to these attacks, the worst being the September 2001. Terrorists hijacked passenger planes and proceeded to crash them into the World Trade Center. About 2996 people died including passengers on the aircraft, response teams as well as law enforcement officers. That day also marked the beginning of concerted efforts to fight terror by the US government which was later joined by other countries such as Canada and Australia (Gardner). Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda, was behind the attacks but Afghanistan would not give him up. US troops were dispatched into Afghanistan at the beginning of October 2001.
The sustained attacks on terrorists in Afghanistan have had many repercussions. Many threats have been foiled because the masterminds including bin Laden were captured or killed during raids. National security has been improved because of this. On the other hand, there have been attacks in retaliation for the war in Afghanistan. The Department of Homeland Security was established on the 25th of November 2002 to protect the public from threats including terror attacks (Sauter