Steps must be taken to prevent a reoccurrence of such a horrific event of ever taking place on our planet ever again. People need to be aware of their surroundings and what is going on around them, providing them with knowledge to prevent such acts. As of now, America is at war, not with Osama bin Laden, but, with terrorism. We must eliminate all acts of violence.
Terrorism has occurred within our borders before, such as the Oklahoma Bombing in 1995 and the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993. Numerous American citizens cannot truly believe that our government had no idea of the strategic attacks on our country. Kenneth Katzman, a terrorism expert questions the intelligence failure by saying;?How nothing could have been picked up is beyond me-way beyond me,?There's a major, major intelligence failure, especially since the previous Trade Center bombing produced such an investigation of the networks and so much monitoring.? Nevertheless CIA spokesman Mark Mansfield replied,'the CIA has worked diligently and relentlessly to counter terrorism. Our resources are being devoted to determining who was responsible for these horrendous attacks, and it doesn't serve any useful purpose to respond to such criticism.? Each of these experts are able to suggest the anger and resentment officials feel toward the inability to protect American citizens within our own borders. .
Their were three flights hijacked, each heading across the country to either San Francisco or Los Angeles. This incident reveals the need for America to intensify our security at airports and national events, to provide safety and security to the American people. According to Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb),This is the second Pearl Harbor. I don't think that I overstate it.? This response is along the same lines with Americans across the country, because we were deliberately attacked on our own soil, using our own machinery against us.
