There have been many events in the history of the United States that people will never forget. The attack on the world trade center is definitely one of those events that has made its mark in our history. This mark in history is the one reason why President Bush has declared “war on terrorism.” Bush’s war has had many effects on the alliances with our country. Most have not been good. However, there have been some domestic advantages. Declaring war on terrorism brought the morale of this nation higher than it has been for decades. He pledged to eradicate terrorism by waging a war on the al Qaeda and the Taliban, who were allegedly responsible for the attacks. As Americans, we were ready to back our president with everything that we had. For example, Senator Joseph Lieberman said, “If I were a terrorist, I would not go to sleep feeling very comfortable about my secur
Bush’s war on terrorism isn’t really a war. He is rewarding terrorist nations by giving them support for a democratic nation. He is not backing his word by declaring war on all terrorist nations. He is attacking Afghanistan and offering other terrorist nations the U.S.’s friendship. His lack of action has left our country wondering if his war is really the answer. One year later, a poll was taken on the effects of the war. Only one third of the country thinks that we are winning the war; this is a decrease from two thirds since January. September 11th caused a chain of action. Bush declared war on terrorism, and he didn’t come through. This caused some of our alliances to other nations to weaken. This in turn caused a decline of confidence in our president.
Bush’s so called “war on terrorism” really hasn’t done much except alienate some of our allies.
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