How did the United States become a target for terrorism?

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by Marcus Brooks

After World War II, the Western allies decided to establish a homeland for Jewish refugees. Former Nazi ruler, Adolf Hitler attempted to exterminate the entire race during his European domination. After six million were ...read more

by Christina Pomoni

Are you listening Mr. Bush? Sometime ago, I was at Chicago airport waiting to be picked up by a close friend. As I was sitting on the bench, I saw a young guy around his 20s walking towards me. His eyes were wet but he...read more

by Joseph Malek

What exactly is a Terrorist? I believe that a Terrorist is one who isn't part of a Government and acts independently to violently oppose the will and the policies of the people within a Government of any Country that the T...read more

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by Morgan Johnson

America tops the list of terrorist targets the world over. Arab terrorists have high-jacked planes loaded with innocent civilians, blown up boats, trains and buildings. The most televised terrorist attack in history was...read more

by Graham Lear

America is not a lone in becoming a target for terrorism most country's in the world have at one stage in there lives become targets. Terrorism has been the bane of the world for quite some time!it is born out of quite a ...read more

by Ian Loft

In the aftermath of September 11 2001 a bewildered and shell-shocked nation asked why do they hate us?' Before long a groundswell of people began to blame US foreign policy, American imperialism and US economic interests ...read more

by Gerald Davis

How is it that the United States has become such a target for terrorists? This is a question that many people ask. The answer is really much more simple than people tend to think. There are many answers people will give...read more

by Carol H. Morgan

No one who kills and threatens civilians and children does so for good reasons. Thus despite the claims of those who do such things, the reason the United States is a target for terrorism is that the United States would be...read more

by John Devera

America has always been a target for terrorism because it is a symbol. It is such an important symbol, and one that has a valid meaning behind it that it will always be a shining city upon the hill. This symbolic meaning,...read more

by Micah Myers

Terrorism is not new to Americans by any means. From 1977-2005 from the anti-abortionist movement alone there were seven doctors murdered, 17 attempted murders of doctors, 52 bombings, 180 arson attacks, 100 acid attacks,...read more

by R.L Hanlon

Everything in which we've fought for since civilization began and everything in which we are proud of is the reason in which we've become a target for terrorism. It is not only America who has become a target, but also ev...read more

by Rickless

George Bush has made the US more unpopular on the world stage than ever before. During his 8 years as President, he has done and said many things that have angered allies and provoked enemies. Bush's crusade to brin...read more

by Pete Murphy

There are a few different events that led the United States to become a target of terrorism. Depending on one's opinion of the U.S., people as less or more apt to believe in one way or another. For those who dislike us, ...read more

by Dave Nocera

America became a target for terrorism because of her power and position in the world. America is the most powerful country; she put a man on the moon and she invented Coca-Cola. To understand how America became a target...read more

by Teresa Roberts

I'm just a humble American with a humble opinion. I feel that we have become a target for terrorism simply because we can't seem to mind our on business. We've bragged and stated that we are all powerful. That we are the r...read more

by Todd Meikle

The United States has earned a reputation for being the strongest 'super-power' in the world. We were the first nation to drop a nuclear bomb on another country. We wage war, for our own economic gain. We contradict oursel...read more

by Jeanne Sones

Terrorism is not something new to other countries. There has been an ongoing social injustice war in Sudan for over 20 years now. People are being executed, tortured, starved, beaten, raped and mutilated on a regular bas...read more

by Edward Hall

I think the question is reversed, all things considered, how could we possibly have avoided being a target of terrorist? Lets look at the record shall we? We are the richest and most powerful country in the world, in th...read more