Terrorism | War Is the Wrong Response to Terrorism

The United States should not respond to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with war, the Progressive asserts in the following viewpoint. According to the magazine, war is an inappropriate response because it may lead to hate crimes against Arab-Americans and Muslim-Americans, could provoke further acts of terrorism, and may threaten Americans’ civil liberties. The Progressive argues that rather than rely on a military response to terrorism, the U.S. government should instead reevaluate its foreign policy, which has angered people across the world and given rise to...

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