On the horrific day of 9/11 2001, America came together as our country was invaded and broken by few terrorists. Being so young, I don't remember a single thing that happened that day. Many people tell stories of how shocked and disturbed they were on the very day. I didn't catch everyone's distress that day and carried on with my T.V. watching day. Even though I don't recall much, it definitely was a day that changed everything. The articles point out interesting views on our country that I wouldn't have thought of. Our country truly is strong but also a mess within itself. Our government tries to do their best to contain our freedom so that we can all live in safety, but they may not be doing the right things.If we had complete freedom, our world would be even more crazy than it already is. Security was the problem that began the dreadful event. The first article points out that maybe we are given too much leeway for anyone to become a pilot. We definitely should be concerned about the people who are driving air crafts, but by no means exclude anyone from training. This really made me think about how the invaders were even able to board the plane. Although almost anyone is able to have transportation, it is surprising that foreigners had the same freedom that we have. It is difficult to argue against having freedom when our country's roots are to give equal opportunity."Risk is a price of freedom" said John Updike. I would never want to argue against the freedom that we do have, but it is almost frightening that the amount of freedom we had allowed 9/11 to happen.
Our country should constantly be using history to make decisions for the future. We can learn from 9/11 that something went wrong not only with our security but politics as well. A higher level of security could cure the problem of any more deaths, but the bigger problem was the government's attempt to convince our country that everything was alright. We knew then and there that reality is more complex than thought. Sometimes our government does a great job of keeping things in line, but a lot of times they are oblivious to everything happening. None of us actually knew that terrorists were going to attack our country, but the government should have a better clue on what is happening around the world particularity with our enemies. We could point fingers at our government or at the terrorists for the tragic invasion, but all in all it should be a lesson learned to be prepared for the future. Security needs to be extremely better and our government needs to be more intelligent with foreign policy. The second article said, "ineptitude of American intelligence and counter-intelligence." This was interesting because our government is very smart and sneaky with comprehension they have. They may know a lot more than we think, but every unconscious descision they make truly is shown in our community."Our country is strong," said Susan Sontag. This statement is true because we are a remarkable country with freedom to be anything we want to be. With the test of freedom, our country needs to stay true to what it believes in.
I agree that our security was a problem. We definitely learned from our mistakes about having weak security. After the 9/11 attack, security was increased and more alert. It should have been like this the whole time. There are things that could have been done to try and prevent 9/11 from happening. For starters. it would have helped if the security had been more alert.
ReplyDeleteHey Marissa! I agree with you in that our country should constantly be using history to play and be proactive for the future. I don't think that scenarios like this can necessarily be stopped but I think we can be ready and have a plan of action by learning from our past. I liked your post!
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