9/11 In America

How 9/11 Affected Security in America

On September 11, 2001, nineteen militants associated with the terrorist group, Al-Qaeda, hijacked four airplanes and attacked the United States. Two of the four airplanes were crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City, one plane hit the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and one plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. About three thousand were killed and more than six thousand wounded. This is a day that will never be forgotten. Specifically, the 9/11 attacks have had a huge impact on national security in America resulting in drastic changes in airport security, an increase in military warfare, and a strengthening of the Northern and Southwest borders in the US.

9/11 has caused major changes in

It has caused ongoing wars against Iraq and Afghanistan. Before the 9/11 attacks, The United States wasn’t officially engaged in any wars and not a lot of people had heard of Al-Qaeda or Osama Bin Laden, while ISIS didn’t even exist. Less than a month after 9/11, the U.S Congress voted to go to war with Afghanistan and attempted to dismantle Al-Qaeda, the terrorist group that claimed responsibility for the attacks. Two years later, the United States invaded Iraq and removed President Saddam Hussein from office. He was suspected of producing weapons used to cause mass destruction. “As fear of terrorist attacks developed around the United States, law enforcement began purchasing military-style weapons, vehicles and equipment” (Penn Live). This quote shows how all these terrorist attacks, especially 9/11, on the United States are being taken very seriously and how the law enforcement is trying their best to keep everybody safe. However, the militarization of law enforcement has become a concern for people that feel the police have gone from serving and protecting communities to occupying them. Overall, in the last 15 years millions of soldiers have been deployed overseas with thousands have been killed and many returned with physical and mental injuries due to the cause of

9/11 has positively affected these, however negatively affected the US military starting more wars. This is because a lot of military personnel lost their lives or suffered physical or mental injuries. 9/11 has had a greater impact on airport security than on American borders and military training. This is important because air travel has become much safer than previous years and has prevented many terrorist attacks from