lessons learned from the 9/11 attacks

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Lessons Learned From the 9 /11 Attacks

The post - 9 /11 US is significantly different considering the terrorist incident that occurred in its land . A spill-over from that experience manifests in the other issues that the country is facing . Some of these issues and the response from the policy makers will be elaborated in this

The first issue which divided decision-makers ' opinions is the National Security Strategy or the Bush Doctrine launched in 2002 . This document states that America will unilaterally intervene or conduct

a pre-emptive strike towards rogue states to correct ' its internal conflict Realist decision-makers greatly supports this policy considering that rogue states , such as Iraq , needs to be disarmed from its Weapons of Mass Destruction (Kemp n .p . However , idealist lawmakers contest this assumption knowing that the disarmament process is just a cover-up for a greater American goal of regime change (Chenoy 16 . Because of this escalating debate between the law enforcers , the American public was greatly affected

Another issue related to the National Security Strategy is America 's National Security Agency 's wiretapping endeavor and telecommunications interference . President Bush 's program on wiretapping without a warrant which was passed last December 2005 allows the government to eavesdrop on foreign calls or their communication system for security purposes (Risen n .p . However , discrepancies in the opinions regarding this is observable in the American society . Democratic leaders are very supportive of this program and coordinates with the White House on modifying the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act . They are very hopeful that the Republican counterpart will help them on this Moreover , the Senate is also looking at the issue and having debates on its provisions . Yet some Senators , like Senator Harry Reid of Nevada greatly shows its support for the policy . In the same manner Congressional leaders are looking at the said document and are negotiating well to come to a compromise . Representative Heather Wilson a Republican from New Mexico , observes the importance of this program echoing Admiral McConnell 's statement that its is a very serious matter (Risen n .p

Lastly , because of the 9 /11 tragedy , post-9 /11 America sees itself facing the challenge of immigration . Many US officials claim that they are doing their best to monitor and regulate immigration in the country However , many cogressional critics assert that there should be an increased effort to do this . Senator John McCain , a Republican from Arizona , echoed the need to tighten security measures especially since his state shares b with Mexico . This was further supported by Porter Goss , the director of the Central Intelligence Agency ( US Continues to Tighten Immigration . On the other hand , some policy makers believe that the US security policy has gone too far . Michael Chertoff , Homeland Security Secretary stated that US should consider a balance between ensuring seurity and realizing that the country still remains as a favored destination for immigrants from around the world ( US Continues to Tighten Immigration Works Cited

Chenoy , Anuradha . Demystifying Terrorism : a War...