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Throughout history America has constantly been fighting a war against domestic and foreign terrorism. There have been many attacks on American soil and one of the best known attacks killed 2,759 and injured 8,700 innocent civilians. After this particular attack many Americans were left feeling unsafe, angry and were riddled with questions. Two of the most important questions asked were: What is America doing to foil these attacks? Is there enough security in America?

In the article “The Futility of Homeland Defense” the author, David Carr, argues if it is futile to attempt to close our insecure country. Carr believes that it doesn't matter what type of security plans we impose because terrorists will find a way around them. This can be seen when Carr writes “When one target is shored up, nimble transnational cells that can turn on a dime simply find a new bull’s-eyes”. He is describing how once America clears up one potential threat the terrorists will just turn around and find a different way to attack. With this Carr says that it is futile and that there is no point in putting more effort into further protecting America’s borders because terrorists are extremely driven and will find a different way.

I, however, do not agree with Carr’s argument. Although I do agree with the fact that it doesn’t matter what we do, terrorist will continue …show more content…
they both talk about the security crisis that is going on today in America. They highlight how many terrorists are claiming political refugee status and are able to live here on welfare. Trail of a Terrorist follows one person in particular, Ahmed Ressam. Ahmed was able to live in Canada even after he had gotten arrested three times because he had changed his identity. He easily got through three security checkpoints when driving into the U.S.A.. The only reason Ahmed got stopped was because he wasn't answering the questions quickly and

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