Today is blog discussion day. We are discussing about 9/11.Notes:Around three thousand people died from the attacks on the US.Osama Bin Ladin and al-Queada were responsible for the attacks on the US.We had a recession afterwards.Airports got more stricter about screening people.Homeland security act got passed and protects our country.Since 2001 we have not been attacked but more of our privacy is taken away.The patriot act was passed. Gave the government more power to listen in on phone calls.Main Reasons they attacked the US:1. US/West support of Israelthey attacked us because we helped Israel a lot by giving them weapons and such.2. Christian/Jewish US Islam(religion)3. US troops in Saudi Arabiastarted in 1979. Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Helped the Mujahaeden's with weapons. Mujahaeden eventually separated into al-Queda and the Taliban.1990's: Iraq invaded Kuwait. al-Queda declared a Jihad "holy war" against us.
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