Introduction The use of terrorism seen has been increasing recently for some reasons. It caused by the use of modern technology rather than politics. Couple factors are influenced, such as the use of aircraft and high-tech weapons by government that are unavailable opposition force and make dissidents to use conventional way. Terrorist’s victim also more available rather than in the past, current technology make terrorist easier to gain an audience, and modern technology has caused the creation of lethal weapon increasingly that made terrorist able to kill and injure large numbers of people. The world has been change instantly which is disturb some culture and make many terrorist groups feel irritate and isolate. For example, many Muslim feel that their religion was under attack. And there are couple reasons that cause many analysts to think that many terrorist groups are Muslim. Everyone agrees to against terrorism because their victims are innocent peoples. Very important to understand the roots of terrorism because different views lead to different prescriptions for counter it.
September 11, 2001, terrorist attack had cause most American concern about terrorism that had destroyed their sense of security. Reply to this attack, President Bush declared war to against terrorism. Douglas J. Feith, U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy tells his audiences from Council on Foreign Relations that United States is winning the war on terrorism. But John Gershman who is co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus Task Force on Terrorism said that President Bush administration has failing in defeating terrorists and it does not makes Americans more secure.
Douglas J. Feith’s Arguments Douglas had started his talk “On the Global War on Terrorism” with his personal story on September 11, 2001. He was in Moscow with his colleague when the first plane hit World Trade Center. On the way back to Washington, he and Defense Department
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