On September 11, 2001, America saw the first attack from a foreign country on her own soil after more than 100 years. This day is known as one of the deadliest days in American History. Terrorists from the radical group al-Qaeda hijacked and crashed two aircraft: an American Airlines Boeing 767 and United Airlines Boeing 757 into both Freedom Towers in central New York City. The fuel from the aircraft later caught fire, burning hundreds of Americans alive inside their offices. Overall, 2,996 innocent American citizens, policemen, firefighters and paramedics lost their lives; and almost 10,000 people were treated for injuries, minor or catastrophic. Nine days following the attack, President George W. Bush gave a speech addressing the nation …show more content…
Throughout the speech, President Bush’s patriotism and resolve to end terrorism is clearly evident, as he reassures the American people that “justice will be done.” He goes on to elaborate that there will be fear and struggle but ensures that this current generation will be the ones to eradicate the threat without failure. He describes terrorism – this threat as “a dark cloud of violence” that must be lifted off the shoulders of not only American people but the people around the world. His determination to end terrorism once and for all can be clearly seen throughout the speech and inside every word. The President then humbles himself with the American people, as he refers to Americans as “My fellow citizens.” This speech stands to offer closure and empower the people to stand against terrorism and the horrors it may …show more content…
The DHS was created with an Executive Order passed on October 8th, just four weeks after the terrorist attacks. However, this position did not become fully operational until 2003. The DHS also created an advisory system using colors to demonstrate a level of terrorism risk. Green represented a low threat, whereas a code red would have been used during the 9/11 attacks if the code was in place at that time. The DHS is constantly monitoring threats of terror around the world and will continue to do so in order to protect the United States from future acts of