September 11, 2001: Why Is America a Target?

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This paper questions why America was attacked on 9/11 and, in order to understand why America will continue to be a target of terrorism, the paper examines the broader issue of Israeli/Arab enmity in the Middle East. More specifically, the paper discusses the violence between Israelis and Muslims that has triggered the Arab/Israeli wars and how this affects the United States and their relationship to terrorism both on their shores and abroad.

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"Neo-conservatives like Rumsfeld (2002) have argued that ultimately, the ideology of mindless hatred that motivates Muslims to blow up innocent people on buses and trains and fly airliners into buildings full of innocent people in the name of "justice" must be repeatedly denounced by every Western government and must be relentlessly discredited through whatever methods necessary. They believe that people who take part in or support such atrocities, or contend that they are legitimate and that their perpetrators are heroic defenders of Islam do not deserve to have their "grievances" addressed by the civilized world."
"American neo-conservatives insist that the military occupation of Iraq must continue indefinitely and that Iran and Syria must be attacked for being state sponsors of terrorism, but this approach has had nightmare consequences. The occupation of Iraq is a fiasco, the Middle East has become dangerously destabilized, and there has been an alarming increase in terrorism worldwide."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Ehrenfeld, Rachel. (2003). Funding Evil: How Terrorism is Financed and How to Stop It. New York: Bonus Books.
• Gunaratna, Rohan. (2003). Inside al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror. New York: Berkley Publishing Group.
• Katz, Samuel M. (2002). Relentless Pursuit: The DSS and the Manhunt for the Al Qaeda Terrorists. New York: Forge.
• Moussalli, Ahmad. (2003). The Islamic Quest for Democracy, Pluralism, and Human Rights. Miami: University Press of Florida.
• Timmermann, Kenneth. (2003). Preachers of Hate: Islam and the War on America. New York: Crown Forum.

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