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Since the events of September 11, 2001, the United States of America as a whole people do not feel nearly as secure as they used to. In light of the terrorist attacks, citizens have taken a much closer look at the tremendous vulnerabilities America has. Dams, chemical plants, malls, and stadiums are just a few of the numerous potential terrorist targets. Obviously these facilities need to be protected at a heightened state of alert. What can the United States do as a country to stop these threats? They must retaliate to put terrorists on the run, making them contemplate long and hard about attacking American civilians again. Many believe that if Osama bin Laden is killed the problem would be solved. This is not so, terrorism networks must be destroyed for the problem to be resolved. In order to do this the United States must form a global task force against terrorism. If the United States, with the support of the rest of the world does this, terrorism will be diminished and citizens everywhere can feel secure once again. In response to terrorism, the United States must retaliate against known terrorists, institute new precautions, and establish a global task force.

The first step in fighting against terrorism that the military must take is to collect information. They need to locate enemy training camps, facilities, aircraft runways, and underground caves. Caves, buried in mountainous terrain, house terrorists, their weapons, electricity, tanks, command centers, and sleeping quarters. Most information obtained on these positions come from satellites taking pictures from space. Another source of information comes from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). They acquire their knowledge through techniques in espionage, known most commonly as spying. By using satellites and espionage, the United States will gain the knowledge they need to strategically hit key terrorist training camps, weaponry, airports, and so on.

After the process of gathering information, the United States government must attack the terrorist through bombings and special operational unit strikes. Not only should the United States go against terrorists, retaliation must occur fronting the governments that harbor these terrorists. Airports are the first targets the military needs to destroy. By knocking out airstrip runways, the United States gains an enormous advantage agains...

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...g and Special Operation techniques. Then, to keep tragedies from happening again, the government must institute new precautions to protect Americans. Precautions must be instituted in malls, stadiums, skyscrapers, airports, airplanes, nuclear power plants, and in the nations food supply. If these measures are taken, citizens of the United States will no longer have to live in a world with such predominate terrorism.

Works Cited

-Begley, Sharon, Protecting America “NEWSWEEK” November 5, 2001 (pages 26-40)

-FFA, FFA Advises Air Travelers on Airport, Airline Security Measures “FFA Advises Air Travelers on Airport, Airline Security Measures” October 8, 2001 (Sirs)

-Grolier Educational, Terrorism “Ethics and Values” Volume 8, 1999 Brown Partworks Ltd.

-Justice Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fact Sheet: The List of Most Wanted Terrorists “Sirs Knowledge Source” October 10, 2001

-Kelley, Jack, Special Forces Hunt Bin Laden “USA TODAY” September 27, 2001

-Rielly, John E., AMERICANS AND THE WORLD: A SURVEY AT CENTURY’S END “Foreign Policy” Spring, 1999 (Sirs)

-UPI, US Troops Enter Afghanistan “UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL” October 19, 2001 (Sirs)

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