Jon Alterman’s, Are We Winning the Battle Against Terrorism concludes that terrorism is still an ongoing issue in the United States while Maybe We Are Actually Winning the War on Terror by Lincoln Mitchell argues that attacks have reduced and shouldn’t be the biggest concern of today. Terrorism is still an issue in America that should be taken into consideration and attempted to be controlled. Even though terrorism occurs often in our country, some say it has reduced and is not a complication. They say assaults have taken less lives compared to other events that take place in this country.
“It’s easier than ever for people with little training or expertise to wreak vast damage… In the 9/11 attacks, 19 people killed almost 3,000 people in an operation that cost less than $500,000 to pull off.” (Alterman) This means ordinary people could simply work together as a destructive group and cause pure chaos since it is much more simple.…show more content… “What terrorist want most is attention...Thanks to 24/7 TV news, social media, and web videos, terrorists get instant wall-to-wall media coverage for their deeds.” (Alterman) We are feeding the terrorists what they want: fame, which is not helping the situation. Contradicted to what has been presented, a statement released was how since the 9/11 attacks, fewer than 50 Americans have been murdered by terrorists in the United States (Mitchell). This might be true, however Americans should not have to fear for their lives due to terrorists since we are one of the most advanced countries in the world and should be able to protect ourselves. Still, people are scared of it which is why terrorism
