A day we all have heard about or remembered is September 11, 2001 (911) when Al Qaeda (Terrorists organization with their leader Osama bin laden) attacked America.
This day started off to be the worst day possible for thousands of people in New York. At 7:58 a.m., 7:59 a.m., 8:01 a.m., and 8:10 a.m., four flights were hijacked from different locations (United Airlines flights 175 and 93 and American Airlines flights 11 and 77.) Two of these flights were diverted to New York, one was diverted to Washington D.C. at the Pentagon, and Flight 93 did not accomplish what it wanted to.
Flight 175 and 11 (Boston to Los Angeles) got seized and taken to New York to crash. Flight 93 (Newark, N.J. to San Francisco) was said to be aimed to crash at either the White House, Capital Hill, or Camp David to target key U.S. leaders, but these four terrorists were confronted by passengers in this flight and the plane did not make it there. Instead, it nose-dived crashed a few miles from Shanksville, Pennsylvania in a field. Flight 77 (Washington to Los Angeles) crashed into the Pentagon in Washington D.C.
American Airlines flight 11 (Boston to Los Angeles) was the first plane to crash in New York, which was in the North Tower at the WTC at 8:46 a.m. Seventeen minutes later, Flight 175 crashes into the South Tower. After these two crashes, New York airports closed, bridges and tunnels going into New York City were closed, and all flights that begin and end in the same country were landed.
Forty-two minutes after the second crash, Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon. Now, in a matter of about thirty minutes, in the order from happening first to last, the South Tower, Pentagon, then North Tower collapse.
Roughly about 3,000 people died that day. (One of my sources lists all of the people who died.) All of the nineteen terrorists and people from the planes are included in that total, also.
Effects and Consequences
After this disturbing attack of Al Qaeda, President Bush took serious acts towards all of this.
-President Bush asked Congress to give $20 Billion to rebuild the community, but even better, $40 Billion was given.
-Bush right away gives authority to call out 50,000 reservists to duty, cabinet-level office for security, FBI out for investigation, planes and ships out to protect and watch, and government leaders to prevent terrorism.
For the future, President Bush has big plans. As Bush says, "You are either with us or with the terrorists."
-U.S. troops will find and vanquish terrorists in a strong, long war. (for revenge, but also to end the behavior that Al Qaeda started.)
-To isolate and pursue governments if they assist terrorism groups.
-Since we fund countries, we will starve them of funding and turn people against eachother. If they are with us, they will flee away from where they are.
-Calls Governor, Tom Ridge from Pennsylvania (where the pentagon is at) to lead the effort against terrorism.
What I Think and Remember
I remember being in first grade one morning with Mrs. Peterson and i was not sure what was going on that day at all. We prayed a lot that day at school, but all i know is that i was majorly confused! (I went to a St. Mary's in Panama.) Also, my mom told me she heard about it over the news, but was't sure what she was doing that day at the time she found out.
I think President Bush went great measures to turn this terrorism act around. He did what he had to do and was ready for anything that might happened. We all know what war is, but when it attacks in a great city, we don't know what to do. So when Bush took charge right away, that's what shows me what a great president we have.
Sources
http://www.september11news.com/DailyTimeline.htm
http://www.september11news.com/PresidentBushSpeech.htm
http://www.philaahzophy.com/2008/09/11/complete-list-of-people-killed-in-911-attacks/
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