U.S. history: America before and after 9/11

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[...] Hijackers overtook four different planes which took off from the Northeast and were bound for California. This meant that these huge jets were fully loaded with fuel, maximizing the damage they would do al-Qaeda terrorists from the Middle East carried out a plan which would result in the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history. At 8:46 am, hijackers crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The World Trade Center was a staple in the New York financial district. [...]

[...] The impact the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan in 2001 and 2003 has had on these countries is massive. The level of decimation is massive. For the thousands injured and 2,996 deaths from 9/11, many more innocent foreign civilians paid. Survivors of the 9/11 attacks even pleaded with President Bush to stop the attacks and bombings of the Middle East, but to this day we're still seeing U.S. involvement in these countries, innocent prisoners are still kept in Guantanamo Bay, and the decimation continues. [...]

[...] The incessant bombing turned cities to rubble, which they are still recovering from. The Coalition Provisional Authority was soon put in place as a transitional government. Under them, Paul Bremer put in place the One Hundred Orders, which altered many of Iraq's existing laws to replace them with something “better”. The extensive economic policies which these orders put in place had a lasting negative effect on Iraq's economy. These orders that were put in place are also technically illegal under international law. Along with this, the U.S. [...]

[...] History: America Before and After 9/11 In 2001 after a controversial election, the U.S. had a new President, George W. Bush. Bush had lost the popular vote to Al Gore but had won the election due to the electoral college. But even in the case of the electoral college, he only won because of Florida, which he had only narrowly won by 537 votes. There was debate over whether there was tampering in the Florida election and a recount was denied by conservative majority Supreme Court. [...]

[...] This started his War on Terror, the goals of which were to bring Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda to justice for their crimes against humanity. This also put a target on Iraq, due to the assertion that leader Saddam Hussein had connections to al-Qaeda. Due to the summation that bin Laden was in Afghanistan, Bush ordered the bombing on Afghanistan despite the fact that they condemned the 9/11 attack. This bombing took place in October of 2001, a month after 9/11. [...]