Homeland Security
In this paperwork, I am going to support my position as to why I believe we are more secure today than we were on 9/11.
The United States government has come up with numerous measures that are intended to improve security among the public from the time when the al Qaeda attacked the Pentagon and the World Trade Center (Tracy, 2009). A global war on terrorism, started by the United States, continues to give positive results; for example, it has deprived of terrorists’ organizations the aptitude to function without restraint, such as the Al Qaeda organization. The leader of al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, was killed in the course of this war, hence, denying the enemy the power of stirring leadership. The death of Osama Bin Laden heightens our confidence with the government leading us to believe that we are in safe hands- makes us more secure. Afghanistan and Iraq are thought to be the world’s supporters of terrorism, but things are changing in these states after the elimination of the Taliban as well as Sadam Hussein by the American armed forces. The Department of Homeland Security is another major success in the endeavor to make America more secure- instituted by the Bush government. The Department of Homeland Security is implementing policies that will make it difficult for terrorists to enter the United States soil. The Department of Homeland Security is, therefore, lessening the loopholes in immigration policy that terrorists have used before to get entrée to the United States. According to my opinion, the Department of Homeland Security is moving in the proper path. In order for the Department of Homeland Security to be totally successful, it must address the following key points: needs to be more planned, grow a national response plan and encourage aptitude sharing (Smith, 2004).
It is vital to note that this act of confronting and engaging terrorism around the globe may boost the probability of being attacked- today or in future. The war is also likely to bring a new society of people who would be willing to carry out the terrorist activities for the enemy, such as Muslim sympathizers- the people are more likely to be radicalized as a result of the war (Tracy, 2009).
References
Tracy, K. (2009).The Story of September 11, 2001.Hockessin, DE: Mitchell Lane.
Smith, N., and Messina, L. (2004). Homeland Security. Bronx, NY: H. W. Wilson.
