9/11 Attacks on America
9/11 Attacks on America | The Attacks Revealed the Importance of the Public Sector
Jeff Faux is president of the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank that performs research and analyses on issues affecting low- and middle-income workers.
Summary: Prior to September 11, 2001, it was fashionable in many circles to denigrate the public sector and public service. Such attitudes changed when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Americans turned to firefighters and other public workers and institutions for help following the attacks. In addition, the attacks revealed the price America has paid for making...
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- Enemies of Freedom Committed an Act of War Against America
- The Attacks Were God’s Punishment for America’s Actions Against Islam
- Osama bin Laden Wants to Drive the West from the Islamic World
- The Attacks Were Part of Militant Islam’s War Against America
- The Terrorist Attacks Were Not the Result of U.S. Actions
- U.S. Policies in Islamic Lands Are a Root Cause of the Terrorist Attacks
- The Terrorists Were Waging a War the United States Began
- The Financial Backing of Terrorist Groups Must Be Targeted
- The United States Should Seek Alternatives to Military Action
- The Terrorist Attacks Should Be Treated as Acts of War
- The Terrorist Attacks Should Be Treated as International Crimes
- Bombing Afghanistan Is the Wrong Response to the Terrorist Attacks
- Bombing Afghanistan Was a Necessary Step in the War Against Terrorism
- The Attacks Revealed America’s Lack of Preparedness Against Terrorism
- The Terrorist Attacks Clarified the Meaning of Good and Evil
- Evil Is Too Simplistic an Explanation for the Terrorist Attacks
- The World Must Respond to the Attack on New York City
- The Attacks Revealed the Importance of the Public Sector
- The Attacks Marked the End of the Post–Cold War Era
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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