The Disaster of September 11th
Due to the horrendous act of violence that was brought upon our nation the past year many loyal citizens have wondered, why did this happen and what will it bring forth on to us? The explanation for this question is not easily answered and may never be, but we do know somewhat of is going on and someday hopefully we will learn the truth and solve our worst problem, terrorism.After the recent terrorist attach of September 11th there have been many question from the public about how and why such a tragedy could happen in the America, the place that most people feel is the biggest superpower of in the world. There are many reasons for this happening one such reason is the fact that most of the Third World countries are in poverty. The effect of not having enough money to meet your basic needs like food and shelter drive these people, terrorist, to become jealous of the wealth of the U.S. The U.S. has what is thought to be the best economic system; we have economic freedom and very good stability. Another reason for this attack is believed to be rapidly growing population. This means, "that supplies of fertile land, pasture, firewood, and water are increasingly inadequate to meet the demand"
Next, there is the fact of the breakdown in the government. The fact that "the CIA was the only organization that took the threat from Osama bin Laden seriously" (Zakaria) very freighting. During the Clinton administration there was a council that was given a list threats and was asked to rank them. Terrorism thought had several warning it never made it to number one the highest it got was three. Many people believe that the U.S.'s defense department needs great improvement insight of this discovery. How the FBI and other such services never caught suspicion of this will always be a mystery. The disastrous events of September 11, 2001, will be with Americans as long as they live. The Transportation industry as they know it will and must be dramatically changed. For airlines, airline workers and the flying public, these changes call for more than a reflex response to this tragic incident. "No industry suffered as much from the Sept. 11 disaster as airlines" (Goetzl). The casualty list from the terrorist hijackings is staggering. Americans cannot allow the nation, the industry, its workers and the flying public to remain victims of this catastrophic event. The complete shutdown of the aviation industry was unprecedented. Although the actions taken were necessary, they must work to guarantee such measures ar
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