The 9 / 11 Attacks On The United States - 1536 Words

The 9/11 attacks on the United States in the early morning hours on September 11, 2001 have defined the current culture in America more than any other event during the 21st century. This attack would rock a country that before that had not had an attack on American soil since the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. An entire generation had lived in relative peace and developed a sense of complacency. On the morning of September 11, 2001, a plane that had been overtaken by hijackers intent on destruction was flown into the north tower of the World Trade Center at 8:45 am eastern time. Minutes after the first plane a second would hit the south tower. Another plane crashed into the Pentagon and another into a Pennsylvania field†¦show more content†¦After the death of Osama Bin Laden, President Obama announced the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan with the intent to have all U.S. forces removed by the end of 2014. Recent events in the Middle East are raising questions as to the desirability of this withdrawal in its entirety. The 9/11 attacks would change President Bush’s foreign policy focus from building relationships with other great powers such as China and Russia to the terrorist countries and other radical fronts such as Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. In the past the U.S. concentrated on containing and deterring encroachment on other countries. President Bush and his administration would take a preemptive approach to dealing with these factions. President Bush viewed these areas as a security threat because of their propensity to harbor and provide hiding for the extremist terrorist groups. In the fallout of the 9/11 attacks large factions of Americans would not feel comfortable in the presence or vicinity of Muslims. Bush favored a, â€Å"freedom agenda† (World Politics News Review, 2011). that promoted democracy in the Middle East in the hopes to limit extremism. The idea being that democracy in these areas would provide a peace that has never been achieved in thousands of years in that region. While promoting democracy the American citizenry has looked at the Muslim community with a wary eye. American has long been called the melting