... destroy a significant number of lives and property. Two airplanes filled with jet fuel can bring down the world's tallest buildings. Preparations such as President Bush's "Star Wars" are designed to protect against such an attack. But the Cyber Age has introduced other weapons: Cyber-terrorism Cyber-terrorism, when ... Background to awareness/preparedness? Since December 7, 1942 the United States has not faced such a horrific event, one that shook it to its very foundations. The attack on Pearl Harbor was one that sparked the United States out of its policy of isolationism and into a Worl...

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... destroy a significant number of lives and property. Two airplanes filled with jet fuel can bring down the world's tallest buildings. Preparations such as President Bush's "Star Wars" are designed to protect against such an attack. But the Cyber Age has introduced other weapons: Cyber-terrorism Cyber-terrorism, when ... Background to awareness/preparedness? Since December 7, 1942 the United States has not faced such a horrific event, one that shook it to its very foundations. The attack on Pearl Harbor was one that sparked the United States out of its policy of isolationism and into a Worl...

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... Freedom was launched October 7, 2001 in efforts to disrupt terrorist activity in Afghanistan. With the United States already at war with Afghanistan, President Bush saw the War with Iraq as essential in keeping Americans safe and protecting the United States from any future terror attacks. With Saddam Hussein's ... Coalition included our closest allies including France, Germany, and Canada. Also missing from this list were any Arab countries in the region. President Bush also did not mention some of these countries did not have standing armies or plan on supporting the war from a milita...

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• Grade Level: High School

... . "The enemy" was not of a single nationality or race. "The enemy" was all over world even in America's own backyard. The American government promised its people answers and results. President Bush was clear from the onset, "We will make no distinction between those who planned these acts and those who harbour them." The promise of retaliation still left many questions from ... ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School