The War On Terrorism And The World Trade Center - 3580 Words

The day that took thousands of innocent Americans lives, September 11th, 2001, will forever be marked as an infamous day in American history. Four commercial airplanes were hijacked by an unknown group of terrorists, as all four planes aimed to hit major buildings such as the World Trade Center. Three of the four were successful as the fourth went down in a field in Western Pennsylvania. President Bush pinned the al Qaeda, a Muslim extremist group led by Osama bin Laden, as the group behind the terrorist attack. Since its charter, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) came together for the first time since inception to participate in said â€Å"war† (â€Å"War on Terrorism†). Congress later approved forty billion dollars’ worth of emergency†¦show more content†¦America’s present global predominance does not render it immune from the danger of terrorism. To the country, U.S. preeminence makes the American homeland more appealing as a target, w hile America’s openness and freedom also make it more vulnerable. (â€Å"War on Terrorism†) In just six years al Qaeda, Arabic for â€Å"the base†, and also the network of Osama bin Ladin, had devolved from a regional threat to U.S. troops to a global threat. Al Qaeda was the group accused by President George Bush who performed the terrorist attacks in 2001. Bin Ladin had expanded this network by assembling a coalition of radical Islamic groups of varying nationalities to work toward common goals. . (â€Å"War on Terrorism†) In order to assist its growth, al Qaeda now includes members of factions of several major militant organizations such as Egypt’s Islamic Al-Jihad. Bin Ladin had been indicted by a U.S. court several times as his network is connected to many acts of terrorism. The Taliban, another radical group who ran much of Afghanistan is often compared to the al Qaeda. Since 1998 the Taliban group has been trying to disconnect themselves from al Qaeda. Contradictory, Taliban officials have denied persistent requests from the United States to take down bin Ladin by claiming that there is an inadequate amount of evidence to prove that he has been involved in anti-American terror acts (â€Å"War on Terrorism†). As