The Future is Unclear

The future is unknown but one thing is certain and that is that terrorism is the new threat that the world must live with. The threat is no longer Communism and the evil Soviet Union that America feared so much during the Cold War. Terrorist attacks can happen at any time and there is no longer a 30 minute warning during the time that you can see the missile coming towards you from space. The terrorist attacks that have happened over the past seven years show that terrorist attacks can happen at any time and that the majority are directed to achieve mass civilian casualties. The tragic attacks that just happened in India reinforce that a terrorist attack can happen any where. With terrorist attacks becoming more prevalent in the world more needs to be done to stop terrorism. As a nation and as a world we must stand ready to fight the terrorists that are trying to bring destruction to our way of life. This is not just the problem for the United States or its allies to solve because terrorism affects everyone in this world. More needs to be done on an International level to combat terrorism.

One Attack to Many

In the wake of the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India that killed 172 people and wounded over 239 people. A pattern is forming throughout the world when looking at terrorist attacks. Since September 11, 2001, after the most deadly terrorist attack in history, terrorist attacks have become more frequent and bold. The recent terrorist attack in India is just adding more evidence to the theory that terrorism is going to become a more common and deadly occurrence throughout the world. Since 9/11, terrorist attacks throughout the world have become a daily occurrence and with every major attack the outcome is becoming deadlier.

The international community as a whole needs to come together to fight terrorism, not just a few states like we have today. Terrorism affects everyone in the world not just the country that was attacked. A terrorist attack could hurt the economy or production of a certain trade within that country and since we live in a globalized world it could have massive negative outcomes. Not only could it hurt the economy but terrorist attacks primarily target civilians who have nothing to do with the cause that they are upset about in the first place. To attack innocent civilians is a coward’s way to try and fix issues that the terrorists are trying to accomplish and the international community should not stand for it.

The terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India were a tragedy that should have never happened. There is evidence that supposedly shows that Pakistani militias were the organization that caused the attacks but why would you attack people that have no say in the overall decision of the government. By killing innocent people it does not further the groups goals but hinders them. This terrorist attack is more sensitive because the country that was attacked and the country that has been accused of allowing the terrorist to operate are both nuclear powers and this attack could start a nuclear war. That is why the international community should form a coalition like in the first Gulf War and apprehend terrorist groups and other groups that cause destruction.

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