The​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Actual Cost Of America’s Post-9/11 War On Terror

The​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Actual Cost Of America’s Post-9/11 War On Terror Bush, nine days post-9/11, made a speech in which he posed a question that many Americans had on their mind: why did the attackers hate the US? He contended that they opposed American freedoms, including the practice of one’s religion, speaking freely, voting, peaceful assembly, and the right to express disagreement.

Nonetheless, the next years really shook Bush’s explanation. Since 2001, many rights have come with a price, and even with a degree of freedom, there have been increasing restrictions placed. It was the introduction of the Patriot Act and expansion of Homeland Security under Bush that started the change in this aspect, but under a Trump administration, restrictions continued to mount.

The Wars After the Attack on Pentagon and World Trade Centre

In no time United States reaction had gone much further than the targeted attack on Al Qaeda in Afghanistan at that time. While a great deal of Americans were in favor of punishing those guilty, the decision to invade Afghanistan led to immense long-term repercussions. Further, the 2003 Iraq invasion was even more destructive than the Afghanistan war.

The initial justification for the Iraq War was the false assumption that Saddam Hussein was involved with the al-Qaeda in 9/11 attacks, and that it's only a matter of time when he gets nuclear weapons. However, at the same time, a lot of people throughout America and all over Europe opposed the Iraqi war, and thus demonstrating how lies and propaganda can be created before the advent of internet and mobile phone apps for propaganda. The​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Actual Cost Of America’s Post-9/11 War On Terror

We should stop hating and punishing each others because we are from different countries, religions and ethnicities.

When Bush announced that the mission was completed with a banner of “Mission Accomplished—, it was not the actual end of the war that was to be understood, the fighting just went on. Human, political, and financial costs kept increasing.

Regional Conflict Expansion

Beside this the war on terror had also contributed to making the political situation unstable in Central, South/West Asia, Africa, and elsewhere. It is known now that for two decades of war Afghanistan will be the land of the Taliban once again. The​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Actual Cost Of America’s Post-9/11 War On Terror

Concurrently, in other countries Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Lebanon, Somalia, Sudan, Niger the government has been in constant turmoil.

This has also spilled over to Palestine, whereasRussia has intensified her operations in Chechnya, thereby enabling the extremist groups such as the Islamic State to proliferate and create connections with Europe.

Politics in America Have Undergone a Divisive Turn

In fact, the aftereffects of the attack not only had global impacts but also caused a major shift in domestic situation and political climate of country itself. There has been a struggle to realize the lofty goals of freedom while living up to the country’s image as a protector of free and fair governance but that very struggle has become deeper after the political developments subsequent to 9/11 events.

The authoritarian inclinations in political matters were also there before the coming of Donald Trump to the public. Earlier administrations’ policies which ranged from those of Bill Clinton to Barack Obama, were instrumental in laying the ground for his becoming a political force.

Ripostes For the End of an Era

The overall outcome of what happened in response to 9/11 is that we have a completely different world today and one that is definitely very far from the values of the US democracy.

The US Pursued Endless Wars and Interventions

The United States, rather than utilizing its strength to bring peace and stability, instead of promoting democratic values, went on to launch lengthy wars and interventions. This led to the loss of its ability to represent a strong democratic state internationally. The fact is the US has spent most of its time trying to fix a problem that they never should have been a part of by launching multiple military interventions in the Middle East.

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• Cybersecurity and homeland security measures
• Two Middle Eastern conflicts
• Instability in surrounding areas
• Distortion of truth and manipulation of public opinion
• Drafting of a more autocratic political style
• Sinking freedom and political rights at home
• The growth of violent extremists
• Long-lasting consequences on the world stage

Thus it seems that Trump’s appearance as the political figure was not just a random happening but it was one of the last chapters of a story that had a beginning way long before him. In the end, the events related to a certain incident in a specific city became the reason for a lot of the problems that had to do with human rights and free speech in the country itself as well as around the ​‍​‌‍​‍‌world.