tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post7690756006418885379..comments2023-11-02T09:53:09.569-04:00Comments on Groves U.S. History Blog: Blog #15 - After September 11, 2001....Geoff Wickershamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07430848929082686290noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-37902786401810872222008-06-06T10:40:00.000-04:002008-06-06T10:40:00.000-04:001. In the 9/11 attack I would of still wanted the ...1. In the 9/11 attack I would of still wanted the country to go the middle east and find and terminate the terrorist. But the one thing that I would do better is not make it a focus on one country, I would have troops go into different parts of the middle east and search for an terrorist activities or any weapons of mass destruction. <BR/>2. I think that Obamas idea for the is the best out of al the candidates by he is going to take his time moving out, and not rush it like Clinton is planning or staying in like McCain. I also agree with his policy by he is not planning on keeping any troops after we leave or making any American territories’ to keep an eye there.<BR/><BR/>Kathy K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-61999658803737515922008-04-27T00:19:00.000-04:002008-04-27T00:19:00.000-04:00I would want the U.S. to first try to figure out w...I would want the U.S. to first try to figure out why we were attacked in the first place. I don’t think the first thing we should have done was to attack Al-Qaeda being that we really didn’t know what was going on in the first place. I think that we should have realized what was going, and then we should have taken the steps necessary to make it right. Because now, when we look at it from where we are, our economy has been messed up because of everything going on. That’s what war does. I would have preferred for us to have been sure of all our sources, before we waged an unnecessary war. I think the better thing would have been that after we found out who they were. Just to drain them economically, instead of trying to kill them all off, an then try to fix them. American are always trying to fix and change what we think is wrong. If it works for them then I think we should leave them alone. I’m not entirely sure if there was another alternative for what was going on, but if there was, I sure wished we ha found it before we got into this mess. And no, I don’t think that any of the candidate will be able to do what they say about Iraq. First off we’re in too deep already. If we pull out too quickly now, then we run the risk of the entire country collapsing, them hating us even more, and then deciding to bomb us again. If we don’t pull out soon though, we might get attacked anyway because we really shouldn’t have gone over there in the first place. So I think we should leave in a gradual pace, not to slow, but not fast enough for them to think we’re abandoning them.That way we can give them a head start on getting themselves together with jus just an backup help. I really should have been like that from the star, but hey, that’s life right?<BR/><BR/>Alexandra AndersonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-34584587574987314352008-04-10T08:24:00.000-04:002008-04-10T08:24:00.000-04:001. After leaving so many people dead, why would w...1. After leaving so many people dead, why would we want to cause more fighting and more death? I just think war is so pointless when talking gets the point across better. Fighting back would just start a war. Going into war that quickly without enough knowledge of the reasons we were attacked and when it is unnecessary is the worst move we can make. War is supposed to be the last resort, not the first. Besides, we had our own problems in our country. We were just attacked! We needed to help people who lost family and property. Making sure everyone affected by the attack gets help and is safe is America’s number one priority.<BR/>2. I actually do feel that the candidates will do as they say when it comes to leaving Iraq. It seems obvious that the majority of Americans do not support the war and want to get out. I think the candidates want to get out of Iraq just as much any other American and will just as they say. I like Hilary’s idea of ending military engagement in Iraq immediately as opposed to staying for 16 months, taking troops out slowly. The longer we stay there the more we can get sucked in and I think cutting military engagement will cut our strings from Iraq much more smoothly and quickly. <BR/><BR/>Michael Guz 4th HourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-17546704234517565212008-04-01T08:17:00.000-04:002008-04-01T08:17:00.000-04:00How would you want American to respond to this att...How would you want American to respond to this attack that left 3,000 dead and over 15,000 wounded?<BR/>After the terrorist attack I would want America to respond to this attack on the World Trade Centers on September 11, 2001 that killed 3,000 and wounded over 15,000 more people by responding in a way that would protect America and show support for those people who had friends and families wounded or killed in the terrorist attack. The U.S. should show they mean business and show to other terrorists that you do not want to attack the United States of America.<BR/>Should we remain in Iraq and stabilize the country, leave gradually, or leave immediately? <BR/>I think that we should remain in Iraq until it is very clear that there is no longer a chance for our efforts to be destroyed or for new al Qaeda strong holds to be built. We would not want to leave immediately because that would cause a sort of chaos that could destroy all that we have worked for in Iraq, such as peace and a democratic government. Leaving gradually would be the second best choice for our government because it would prevent chaos and wouldn’t ruin all the effort we have put into Iraq.<BR/><BR/>Phil BOlton 5th HourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-80028702521298661502008-03-31T23:51:00.000-04:002008-03-31T23:51:00.000-04:001. My option without thinking would be simple. I w...1. My option without thinking would be simple. I would attack with everything I’ve got and give nothing back. But that is not only unreasonable but also selfish. Taking the whole thing in to prospect, even with out the knowledge of past events, I would have isolated the economy of Al Qaeda. By financially helping the economy not only does American rise above the morality of selfishness and inhuman acts, but also demonstrating the fact that as much as America may have made errors in the past, the future however will not be sunken to such childish levels. By resorting to violence we not only give into the inhuman acts that were thrust upon us, but we also consequently give in to them as well. <BR/>2. (second choice) I think that we should most defiantly stay in Iraq. We started a war there and it is our moral duty to finish what we started. Though like a child on a play ground, Al Qaeda came into our sandbox and obliterated are castle, there is still no right way to condone the violence we began against them when fighting back in a war that most defiantly changed the world. America must finish the war in Iraq, help rebuild and re- organize the country and then withdraw slowly leaving the rest up to them. If we leave to soon there is no way we can ever peacefully work out a relationship with Iraq if we leave an obliterated country in there obviously incapable hands. If we leave to soon, much like a past article has stated, we will create a breeding ground for terrorism and set a chain of events in motion that will eventually lead to a re occurrence of events much like the September 11th 2001 tragedy. <BR/><BR/>-Angelina Bertoni 5th hour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-70830705565080027462008-03-20T10:26:00.000-04:002008-03-20T10:26:00.000-04:001. My first reaction I would have is to attack the...1. My first reaction I would have is to attack them back directly. They clearly have attacked us and ruined the lives of us Americans .I think that during this time that the Americans would be so hurt and full of emotion that they would just want everything to be over. They wouldn’t want it to escalate more because it is just putting more Americans in danger and at risk for getting killed. America’s economy is not the best. We have already spent so much money over in Iraq and the longer we stay the worse the economy gets. Overall I don’t feel as if we should go to war.<BR/><BR/>2. I don’t believe anything till I see it. So for right now, No I don’t think that the presidential candidates are going to come through with their plans for Iraq. I think that Barack Obamas’ plan is the best one because he plans to withdrawal the U.S soldiers from Iraq gradually. They’ll be home in 16 months. If they have been their almost 5 years, 16 months is nothing to them. Unfortunately some soldiers would be left behind only to protect the U.S. Embassy, but I mean if they don’t who will?<BR/><BR/>Rae xoxo<BR/>2nd hourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-85225420697376751002008-03-20T10:13:00.000-04:002008-03-20T10:13:00.000-04:001. How I would want America to respond is I would ...1. How I would want America to respond is I would want them to find out who attacked us. Then I would want them to go and attack Al-Qaeda. After we go an attack Al-Qaeda I would want The United States to go and help The Arab world understand where were coming from and let them know why we had to invade their country. Also I wouldn’t want them to have any hard feelings toward us. If we couldn’t find the person eventually I would want the U.S to come out of Iraq and try to rebuild the city and apologize.<BR/>2. I think we should try and stabilize the city of Iraq. I feel this way because we did go into their city and create chaos so the least we could do is try and stabilize it. After we got Iraq to a pretty stable place I would want our troops to come home. Also I feel if we come home we could use our money towards different things because the war does cost so much money and I feel that more and more innocent people are dying the longer we stay over there.<BR/><BR/>Amber StewartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-15590003994033160562008-03-20T07:58:00.000-04:002008-03-20T07:58:00.000-04:00After September 11th I was deeply disgusted and he...After September 11th I was deeply disgusted and heart broken. My reason being is because when I was in 4th grade and I was young I did not no that are country was so hated. I didn't understand that so many deaths were caused. Also the way people reacted also hurt me to. So many people lost love one's. I didn't know that were so many hard decesions to be made after the attack. Overall i hope that are country never has to go through the same tragic incident again.<BR/><BR/>Tommy Syrkett 2nd HourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-84160912462104816062008-03-18T14:46:00.000-04:002008-03-18T14:46:00.000-04:001. What would I do? When I first saw the attacks o...1. What would I do? When I first saw the attacks on the world trade center back in 2001, to put it plainly, I was scared out of my mind. My fourth grade teacher turned on the television and exposed a room full of little kids to the big bad world. Then I was confused and angry. Now I realize that there could have been a chance for a change. If there was a chance, just the slightest chance, to go back and fix the events in time that would prevent the horrible catastrophe that forever changed America’s lives, who wouldn’t take it? If America could have made a stronger, more peaceful connection with the Arab forces, and instead of attempting to help; if America wouldn’t have pushed and pushed, trying to make things better for them, maybe then none of this would have happened. I think that the only way the attacks on the world trade center could have been prevented, would be if America had left the rest of the world alone and focused on making are country better. If Al-Qaeda had come to us asking for a change, then maybe then things would be different.<BR/>2. Thinking rash, I would have stormed Iraq and bombed the hell out of everything in sight based solely on frustration, anger and hatred. However as a Leader, one cannot lean on rash gestures. A leader should contemplate fully on what the countries (both ours and theirs) best intentions would be, and what the effect going to what would have. America acted out of anger when we first went to Iraq. That anger broke a country and ruined lives of people across the world. We hurt here, while they were hurting there. In my opinion we broke the Middle East. As a responsible nation, no matter how much we hurt, and miss our troops, we have to make up for our brash behavior and fix the mess we made. If we leave early on and don’t fix the mess, much like the saying an eye for an eye, how do you suppose the Middle East will like us in turn? It is our responsibility to make it to the end a fix a nation that is suffering from our actions as well as theirs. That is what I think we should do. <BR/>-Angelina Bertoni, 5th hour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-33564650160752159052008-03-18T13:44:00.000-04:002008-03-18T13:44:00.000-04:00How would you want America to respond to this atta...How would you want America to respond to this attack that left 3,000 dead and over 15,000 wounded?<BR/>After September 11, 2001 I would want America to respond to this attack with much support for those that had loved ones pass away on this day. America would also have to accept the fact that there would be much more security at airports and other populated places, it would be a hassle, but well worth it. In my opinion I think that a lot of Americans would want for us to go into Iraq and bomb them or do anything we could to them, but I think if we do all of that it would just get us into much more trouble than we already are in. <BR/> Should we remain in Iraq and stabilize the country, leave gradually, or leave immediately? Why?<BR/>I believe that we should stay in Iraq until we know for a fact that there will be no more bombings on their part. Once they stop we would stop so it is on them to decide when they will get us out of their country. When we are in Iraq stabilizing the country it is a smart thing to do because we don’t just want to leave and let them think that they can do whatever they want to do without us doing anything. Also if we just leave gradually it wouldn’t work for sure because they could just pretend to work with us and once we leave they could just go and bomb us.<BR/><BR/>Derek M.<BR/>5th HourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-40711097030146951832008-03-17T22:02:00.000-04:002008-03-17T22:02:00.000-04:00Ryan Lyles2nd hour~Q1: I would want america to res...Ryan Lyles<BR/>2nd hour~<BR/><BR/>Q1: I would want america to respond to the 9/11 attacks by responding diplomatically and to try to help eliminate some of the sources of poverty. working to help poverty in the middle east would also in turn improve america's image within parts of the arab world. Helping one part of the arab community would spread throughout the rest of the world and hopefully lighten the bad mark that the arab people have set torward america<BR/><BR/>Q2: The American troops should return home and leaving the war should happen gradually. So far in the war, we have stabilized the country more than it has been in the past few years and our troops are still increasing its level of stabilization. If troops stay in Iraq to stabilize the country, there will be more increased costs on founding the war and supporting the shipping and supplies for American soldiers. Over 3 trillion dollars have been spent on the war and if the war continues on, these expenses will only increase over time. If the war would at least be cut and troops be brought home, maybe some of these costs could be cut a few billion dollars to save money and circulate it back into our own economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-27989158046131384222008-03-17T20:14:00.000-04:002008-03-17T20:14:00.000-04:00#2) - Should we remain in Iraq and stabilize the c...#2) - Should we remain in Iraq and stabilize the country, withdraw gradually, or leave as quickly as possible? Why? <BR/><BR/> Should the U.S. stay in Iraq or leave the country. I don’t think anyone knows the answer now that we are in Iraq. I think that slow withdrawal may be the best way to leave. We need Iraq to become a strong country so that they can protect themselves, and not have terrorist train or grow strong in their country. We need to show the world we are strong and willing to fight. If Iraq becomes strong and free it will be the best for the world. Only history will show if we made the right decision.<BR/><BR/>Justin Laffer<BR/> 5thAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-87496468230793195112008-03-17T13:45:00.000-04:002008-03-17T13:45:00.000-04:00Question #1 If I was in the preside...Question #1<BR/> If I was in the president I would handle the situation as going to war with Iraq, but I think I would have probably gave the united states to the chance to cool down and then I would have made my dission that would have been best for both countrys. I think that United States going into the same year that the twin towers went down. Going into war so soon, I think that it would have been more personal than anything. So many soldiers would have to go into war after this tragitiy. I think that we need to stableise the country first and then make the desion going into war.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Gina Kalabat<BR/>5th HourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-88654787803241575632008-03-17T11:30:00.000-04:002008-03-17T11:30:00.000-04:001)1. What happened on 9/11 was one of the most ter...1)1. What happened on 9/11 was one of the most terrifying and inhuman attacks in history. The way Al-Qaeda dehumanized individuals was heartless. If I had the choice of retaliating against these terrorists, I would respond diplomatically by trying to isolate Al-Qaeda economically and help eliminate the sources of poverty. We should not sink to their level by committing violence to solve problems. We are better than that, and violence does not lead to nothing. If we were to fight with brute force, it would only provoke them to initiate more attacks on innocent people. If we search for the terrorists, and isolate them economically, they would have no way to fight back and we could put them behind bars. And during these courses of action, we should help eliminate the sources of poverty in the Middle East, so we can gain the people’s trust and support in fighting against these terrorists. In addition, they will sense our sincerity, that we earnestly want them to know we care.<BR/><BR/>2) (alternative question)<BR/>I think we should leave Iraq gradually. The years spent fighting and trying to find the terrorists have cost us the uneeded deaths of about 4,000 American soldiers. Leaving the war would be the best option because as we’ve seen over the years, our assault and invasion of Iraq have not led to much success. We still haven’t found Al Qaeda. We should gradually pull out because we should keep checking and scouting the area without use of violence, to make sure the people are safe from harm. It will lessen the chance of our troops death, and death is the last thing we need right now.<BR/><BR/>John Cassetta<BR/>US History 4th HourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-32426433353476407992008-03-17T11:25:00.000-04:002008-03-17T11:25:00.000-04:001) If I knew nothing about the September 11th bomb...1) If I knew nothing about the September 11th bombings, I would want America to stay calm. I would probably send the military over to attack Al-Qaeda. I don’t think that it would be reasonable to try and rationalize with them and solve the poverty of the members of Al-Qaeda because they have already signed their allegiance toward Osama Bin Laden. I don’t think that even if we could solve the poverty that the members would be fine to leave alone and trust them to no longer be in with Osama Bin Laden. I would have also wanted to try and show the Arab world that we can be helpful people, and that we aren’t trying to take over the world. I would not have made the decision to try and take over the Iraqi government though. This caused a lot of tension with the Arab world, and started the Iraqi War. <BR/>2) (Alternative Question)- I think that withdrawal from Iraq is definitely needed. We are just causing unneeded tension with the countries in the Middle East. If I had the choice, I would remove the troops gradually. If we did this than we could still stabilize the country a little, and help fix what we’ve ruined in war. I would remove a few stations at a time. I would also leave a few stations over in the Middle East to try and keep Al-Qaeda under control and to patrol what was going on there. <BR/> <BR/>Katie B. -2nd Hr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-54918815269556164322008-03-17T10:36:00.000-04:002008-03-17T10:36:00.000-04:001. The terrorist attacks on September 11 were a tr...1. The terrorist attacks on September 11 were a tragic day and affected the life of so many Americans. America needs to respond to these attacks to help prevent something similar to this happening in the future. I think America should increase homeland security to make sure that America is safe on the inside. I also think that we should send troops to prevent the terrorists from being able to fight back against America through the form of terrorism. America also needs to increase the security in airports and on airplanes to prevent terrorists to be able to hijack airplanes and use those as terror devices. America should also special train forces to react and respond to terror attacks.<BR/><BR/>2. The candidates of the presidential election this year are saying that they will do many things to help America become more safe and to prevent terrorism in America. I think that the plans that the candidates have are good plans and will help America. But I don’t think that the candidates will actually be able to pull them off and apply their plan to America. I think this because they are saying that they will do so much when most of what they are saying cannot be pulled off because of the condition that America is in right now. Their plans are too dramatic for the amount of time that they want to apply their changes to America.<BR/><BR/>Jason S.<BR/>4th hourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-7270945971405976402008-03-17T10:30:00.001-04:002008-03-17T10:30:00.001-04:001) I would like America to respond to the 9/11 bom...1) I would like America to respond to the 9/11 bombing by attacking the group that attacked us. Which they did, but i would've liked to see the American Army be used more effeciently and effectively. More troops should've been sent in the first time to get the job done. Killing the terrorists should've been priority number one. Then if that worked well with few civilian and U.S. casualities, we could then try to fix the government. We shouldn't have been trying to be conservative and we shouldn't have sent in just enough troops to get the job done, because they obviously didn't. <BR/><BR/>Alternate 2) I believe that we should leave Iraq as soon as possible. We've been trying to stabalize their government for a long time and it's not working. We should just accept defeat and get out before more soldiers die. Also, since the majority of Iraqi citizens don't want us there, we shouldn't be there. We allready showed that we're a good country and all that, now that we're spending billions of dollars and loosing thousands of troops, we should get out. The iraqi war is essentially becoming a less extreme Vietnam war. Some concepts are the same, both of the citizens don't want us there, but yet in both occasions, we're there to try to help them. Of course, the body count for the Vietnam war is alot higher and the conditions are alot worse, but still, the comparison is undeniable.<BR/><BR/>Raphael Eqziabher<BR/><BR/>5th hourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-29163589679642850112008-03-16T23:06:00.000-04:002008-03-16T23:06:00.000-04:001. I think that America should have responded ...1. I think that America should have responded peacefully, but hostile. I understand that it is hard to just “do nothing” when so many lives were taken and so many people were deeply affected, but if you look at the situation in Iraq and all of the middle east at that point, an invasion seems like a bad idea. In the past 100 years, America has thought of itself as the world’s big brother, imposing democracy on people everywhere, and this has brought terrible repercussions starting about 30 years ago, which culminated in the attacks on 9/11. Many Islamic fundamentalist were and are still very opposed to the way America almost forces its way into foreign cultures. Now, you can look at this from the point of view that, by invading Iraq we can secure it economically, institute a government that is democratic (and that is friendly to America…), and create an overall peaceful state. But, in the end, an invasion would only anger fundamentalists and radicals even more, specifically those who engineered the attack on the World Trade Centers. I believe the correct way to address the situation would be investigate the hijackings; figure out why we did not catch the terrorists before they boarded the planes. Retaliation should be out of the question, but we could ask foreign countries for assistance in catching the terrorist organization responsible. Other than that, I think America should have “sat this one out” and let the events of the world unfold by themselves.<BR/><BR/>2. I believe that we should withdraw gradually from Iraq. When you consider Iraq today, we should have never invaded it in the first place. Today, while the country is currently stabilized, relations are at an all time low, oil is over $100 a barrel, and fear is at an all time high. We are in quite a conundrum, when you think about it. America today is in a very similar situation today that it was with Iraq 20 years ago. We came in and funded the Iranian military to fight off the soviets, hoping to destroy the Soviet regime. And then, in the blink of an eye, we left, leaving Iran in economic and social turmoil. 20 years later, we see the repercussions of these naïve actions. So now we are in Iraq, a country that we invaded to overthrow an unjust government, destroy the terrorist organizations that were responsible for 9/11, and secure foreign economic investments, specifically oil. So now we come to the question: when do we leave? And should we leave? Well, we can’t leave our army in Iraq forever, b/c that is not feasible, but the question still remains, when, and how? I believe that going to war with Iraq was a bad (and rash) decision, and that we need to get out ASAP. With that said, the current state of Iraq is so that leaving immediately would lead to similar repercussions like those from Iran. I think that the best solution is to withdraw gradually so that we can preserve the security that we have implemented so far, while still slowly withdrawing our troops. There will undoubtedly be more consequences to come from this war (high oil prices are just the beginning), but both America and Iraq need a fresh start, and a gradual withdrawal is the best solution.<BR/><BR/>Tyler Friedman<BR/>5th HourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-22764864922190572332008-03-16T22:58:00.000-04:002008-03-16T22:58:00.000-04:00Question #1If I knew nothing about the post 9/11 s...<B>Question #1</B><BR/><BR/>If I knew nothing about the post 9/11 situation and America was attacked by terrorists, I would want the government to respond rationally. First, they should consider the goal of the attack and why the terrorists have this goal. The reason gave by Osama bin Laden himself was Al-Qaeda was angered by the western presence in the Middle East and their support for Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They didn’t attack us because they hate our freedom or our women’s skirts are too short. It was because we were taking away their power in the land that was rightfully theirs. So considering this, the logical move would be to give them back what is theirs and remove all American troops from the Middle East. It would prevent future terrorist attacks, improve relations with the Middle East and make the Middle Easterners happy. We did the complete opposite. We surged the number of troops in the Middle East over the following years further angering the oppressed people. Then we decided to compensate for this increased anger and aggression with increased security. Though this heightened security may have prevented a minuscule amount of attacks, it also dramatically limited the freedoms of every American, and freedom should never be traded for the illusion of safety. So to sum up the answer to this question, what should America have done after 9/11? The exact opposite of what they did do. The only one that wins on the path we took is America’s thirst for power and control.<BR/><BR/><B>Question #2 (alt.)</B><BR/><BR/>I think the best plan for ending the War in Iraq is to pull our military out gradually over the course of nine months. Once America announces a date for being out Iraq, violence there will decrease greatly. When the terrorists realize America is starting to comply with some of their requests, they will begin to lower their hostility towards the west. We shouldn’t have been in Iraq to begin with so leaving is the first step toward improved relations with the Middle East. America should not withdraw immediately because that would create a mad rush for power between the different Iraqi groups. It’s better to let the Iraqis (with minimal U.S. assistance) put a government in place and distribute power correctly over the course of nine months than to start a civil war.<BR/><BR/>Stefan Rush<BR/>4th HourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-9276713349182453702008-03-16T22:34:00.000-04:002008-03-16T22:34:00.000-04:001.If I had no knowledge of what has happened in th...1.If I had no knowledge of what has happened in the six and a half years since September eleventh I would react to the situation differently than America did. I would try to strengthen or power within the Middle East by gaining more allies with countries we previously left alone. We would need to improve our image as well. If we work toward a better image there will be less of a chance of a terrorist attack. I would have sent diplomats to the countries harboring the terrorists and reason with them. If the countries continue to harbor terrorists and I got enough support from allies I would take military action.<BR/><BR/>2. I think the U.S. army should stay in Iraq until the country is stabilized. We should send more troops to Iraq until the country is ready to have us slowly take our troops out or just stay there forever. We could build a base there once they get stabilized and just stay there and make Iraq our ally. If we took our troops out now the last five years were a complete waste of time because the country will fall back into turmoil and terrorism will take control of the country again. We need to stay in Iraq until the job is done or everything is lost. <BR/><BR/>Matt Bergin<BR/>4th hourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-41238516313811880232008-03-16T22:26:00.000-04:002008-03-16T22:26:00.000-04:00I would want America to respond to the terrorist a...I would want America to respond to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 in various ways. First I would expect that the state of New York and New York City would get as much firemen, police officers, and even citizens to help out with the searches for people under all the rubble and cleaning up the site of the World Trade Center towers. Second I would expect the U.S. government to shutdown all airports and cancel all flights in and out of the US so nothing else can happen. Lastly I would not want to send any troops or military officers overseas to fight back because our economy wouldn’t be the best and I wouldn’t want anything to happen to our troops. <BR/><BR/>I feel that we should remain in Iraq for a while longer while we stabilize the country. Once we have Iraq stabilized I think we should withdraw troops out slowly so that we can keep that stability in effect. I think this is better then pulling the troops out right away for various reasons. One reason being, that they could come and attack the U.S. with nuclear weapons. Another reason is that Al-Qaeda can become bigger then ever without our troops in Iraq stopping them. That is why I think it would be safer leaving our troops in Iraq for a while before starting to take them out. <BR/><BR/>Andrew Littlefield <BR/>5th HourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-19610838475341035942008-03-16T21:22:00.000-04:002008-03-16T21:22:00.000-04:001. If I had no knowledge of previous events I woul...1. If I had no knowledge of previous events I would want America to respond to 911 with our military. I would want to send in our troops to isolate Al-Qaeda and arrest them with as little impact to Afghanistan and Iraq as possible. I would be concentrated on the terrorists not the country because it was the terrorists who attacked the World Trade Center. I would try to isolate Al-Qaeda as quickly as possible and get out of the Middle East before the conflict escalates. At home American security would increase dramatically in order to keep another bombing from happening.<BR/><BR/>2. I think we should withdraw from Iraq gradually. If we leave the country too quickly then it will likely collapse and terrorists will have an opportunity to rise, putting America at risk for another attack. However we should end the war in Iraq by leaving as quickly as possible. There have been too many casualties in this war and it has ruined our relationship with other countries. It has also caused our country to go into extreme debt which has brought the value of our currency down. We have been in Iraq too long and now it is time to leave but we have to leave gradually.<BR/><BR/>Robbie Lewis<BR/>5th HourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-24126002876456523252008-03-16T19:21:00.000-04:002008-03-16T19:21:00.000-04:00After the September 11 attacks I would want Americ...After the September 11 attacks I would want America to respond by increasing defense against the terrorists and not necessarily attacking back right away. I think our goal should be to gain peace with other countries. America should consider the fact that this is just about the worst thing to happen to the U.S. and it needs to be taken care of seriously. When it happened there was nothing to do to stop it. I think some sort of punishment for Al Qaeda would be appropriate in this instance. It was a disaster and killed so many people and it made a huge impact within our society. I wish that there was something Americans could do at the time or if there was a way to prevent anything like that from occurring again. Now that it is over I think the whole country should focus more on security and safety because it was clearly not important enough to us before. It was too easy for terrorists to get away with attacks like that to the point where it was completely effortless. If we want to improve our image the way that other nations see America then it will require some hard work definitely.<BR/>I really don’t think we should withdraw our troops from Iraq. We should stay there because our country is a team and we need to stand up for our people. I believe having the troops there is making us stronger and it shows that we are willing to fight for unity and peace and not let other countries get away with destroying us. Since the September 11 attacks we have been extra careful about defending our country and not letting something that bad happen again. It is important for us to stay and not give up. In the end I think it will be better for the U.S. and can only make things better. If we leave now then it wouldn’t be for any reason and the time and money spent so far to help our country has been a waste. We should make our time there well spent and use our motivation from terrorist attacks to defeat our enemy.<BR/>Leah Nagel 4thAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-6592841884667660012008-03-16T17:50:00.000-04:002008-03-16T17:50:00.000-04:00How I would want America to respond to this attack...How I would want America to respond to this attack that left 3,000 dead and over 15,000 wounded would be first to make sure that everyone was alright. After that I would give a television response to everyone in the United States to tell them what had just happened. Then i would talk to the Secretary of Defense of what we should do for a counter attack. I would then respond to the military by attacking all of Al-Qaeda's terrorist bases. I would then isolate all of Al-Qaeda's military weapons and eliminate the source of poverty. After that I would send supplies to the the Arabs that need it the most to show that we are helping out the Arab's by making their home a better place and giving them support when they need it. America could help out New York by having rescue mission and supporting people who might of lost their homes to the world trade center collapsing on their homes. I would also visit New York in support for being the first place attacked by the terrorists.<BR/><BR/>Jake CramerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943050.post-53343327220809475852008-03-16T17:29:00.000-04:002008-03-16T17:29:00.000-04:00How would you want America to respond to this atta...How would you want America to respond to this attack that left 3,000 dead and over 15,000 wounded? <BR/>I would want America to respond to the attack that left 3,000 dead and 15,000 <BR/>wounded. I would find out where the terrorists came from. The U.S. should find out who sent <BR/>the terrorists. The U.S. should find out what was the reason for sending the attack. I want the <BR/>U.S. to try and rescue any survivors. I think the U.S. should improve airport security. The U.S. <BR/>needs to know how to stop future attacks. The U.S. needs to defeat the terrorist using Nato <BR/>allies and military support.<BR/><BR/>Justin Laffer <BR/>5thAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com