Pros And Cons Of The 9/11 Attacks

On September 11, 2001, about 3,000 people were killed, and over 6,000 people were injured in the United States. Al-Qaeda, a group of Islamic extremists, hijacked four airplanes to execute suicide attacks. Two of the compromised airliners hit the World Trade Center towers in New York City. Another plane struck the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the last plane crashed in Pennsylvania in a field. The American people were unfortunately surprised because of those attacks; many loved ones were lost, and many terrorists escaped from our government’s reach. Because of this infamous event, the officials of the United States government have debated and are currently debating whether they, the government, should be allowed to observe and retain information