Analysis of America's Current Wars
Brooklyn Technical High School
America’s War in Afghanistan and Iraq
An analysis of America’s current wars
Sayif Rahman American History 1, Period 3 Ms. Scherman January 18, 2013
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In the last decade, America has engaged in war in two middle-eastern countries. These countries are Afghanistan and Iraq. America has waged war against these countries for common reasons, but each war also had its unique cause for war. America had a just cause in its war in Afghanistan, but its participation in the war in Iraq is debated. Two presidents who had to lead and deal with these wars were President George Washington Bush who was in office from 2000 to 2008, and current President Barack Obama who came into office 2008 and is currently in office. Two administrations created by the following Presidents were the Bush administration and the Obama administration created by President George W. Bush and Barack Obama respectively. The legitimacy of these wars in these respective countries is on the minds of many Americans today. The war in Afghanistan is also referred to as the war on terror. After the incidents that occurred on September 11, 2001 where terrorists leaded by Osama Bin Laden hijacked commercial airplanes and rerouted them to target the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and the White House located at America’s capital. The planes were successful in attacking the World Trade Center, which led to the collapse of the twin structures. The attack on the pentagon was also effective causing hefty damage to the national building, but the flight that targeted the white house failed its attack due to passengers on the flight resisting and acting against the hijackers of the flight. Many lives were taken that day. America was devastated and forever scarred by the events on that day.
Rahman, 2 The Taliban and the terror organization known as Al-Queda were held responsible for the incident.
America’s War in Afghanistan and Iraq
An analysis of America’s current wars
Sayif Rahman American History 1, Period 3 Ms. Scherman January 18, 2013
Rahman, 1
In the last decade, America has engaged in war in two middle-eastern countries. These countries are Afghanistan and Iraq. America has waged war against these countries for common reasons, but each war also had its unique cause for war. America had a just cause in its war in Afghanistan, but its participation in the war in Iraq is debated. Two presidents who had to lead and deal with these wars were President George Washington Bush who was in office from 2000 to 2008, and current President Barack Obama who came into office 2008 and is currently in office. Two administrations created by the following Presidents were the Bush administration and the Obama administration created by President George W. Bush and Barack Obama respectively. The legitimacy of these wars in these respective countries is on the minds of many Americans today. The war in Afghanistan is also referred to as the war on terror. After the incidents that occurred on September 11, 2001 where terrorists leaded by Osama Bin Laden hijacked commercial airplanes and rerouted them to target the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and the White House located at America’s capital. The planes were successful in attacking the World Trade Center, which led to the collapse of the twin structures. The attack on the pentagon was also effective causing hefty damage to the national building, but the flight that targeted the white house failed its attack due to passengers on the flight resisting and acting against the hijackers of the flight. Many lives were taken that day. America was devastated and forever scarred by the events on that day.
Rahman, 2 The Taliban and the terror organization known as Al-Queda were held responsible for the incident.
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