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On September 11, terrorists targeted the United States of America by using four jetliners as guided-missiles killing almost 3000 people and caused the country to be scared for the coming years. Since the attack on the Pearl Harbor, this was the first attack on the American soil which shattered the entire world. Since the terror attack of 9/ 11, the United States of America has spent trillions of dollars to defend against any terrorist group but most importantly against Al Qaeda and ISIL. Now after spending so much money on its security the question is, is the country any safer than 9/11. And the answer is yes the country is quite safer as compared to the early years or the time when this terror attack took place. Its harder for any terrorist to enter the country and even harder to do something spectacular even if they do enter the American Soil (Hoffman, 2002).
Today the United States of America has prepared itself against any type of extremism, and the first and foremost step the country took for its security is that it has made strict immigration policy. Unlike before now, there are proper and very strict rules in order to enter the country. To save its borders, America has also taken a serious step, and now the Mexican wall is also under construction which will further enhance the security of the country. The current Trump administration has banned those Muslim countries which they feel is a threat to the nation's security. The air spaces of the country are also strictly monitored for any kind of incoming and outcoming air traffic (Nayak, 2006).
All these are some of the most important steps which should be taken by the US army and State even before 9/11 in order to ensure its security. But when the incidence of 9/11 took place, then that gave them the insight to look at the security measures of the country and after that proper security measures were taken in order to make the US safe. So based on this discussion it is safe to say that the United States of America is now safe against any extremist attack as compared to 9/11.
References
Hoffman, B. (2002). Rethinking terrorism and counterterrorism since 9/11. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 25(5), 303-316.
Nayak, M. (2006). Orientalism and ‘saving’US state identity after 9/11. International Feminist Journal of Politics, 8(1), 42-61.
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