America’s Role in Terrorism
This article describes how America’s actions during the last century has lead to acts of terrorisms against the United States.
Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind behind the World Trade Center bombing in 1993 shared his view on America and his reason why he bombed the World Trade Center with investigators…
“The United States is applying the system of collective punishment against Iraq and Libya-when either government makes any mistake, the United States punishes the people in their entirety for the government’s mistake. We are reciprocating the treatment” (Parachini)
This shows that who we call “terrorists,” have, in their own minds justifiable reasons to attack America. If they do have justifiable reasons, then they cannot be called terrorists, otherwise The United States government could be called a terrorist.
Suggestions to Improve World Image
There are things America can do to lessen the risk of terrorism against itself and its allies. The United States could start butting out of other nations’ business and let them solve their own problems in certain situations. Military bases should also be closed in certain areas of the world. The forcing of American ideals should stop. Communicating with other governments openly without hostility should be occurring instead of threats. American politicians should start looking at America through the eyes of terrorists to try to understand why terrorism is happening instead of just saying terrorism is bad and getting revenge. Revenge is a never-ending cycle. Of course, violence should always be a last resort, preferably never.
Conclusion
The United States is not completely fault free when it comes to terrorism. America has a long history of bad decisions and terribly graphic actions. America has also shown the world its very greedy side. It has been a hypocrite in the international community as well. In order to lessen the amount of terrorism, America must change its worldview. This would be a great thing, but it will probably never happen.
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