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Introduction
The American war in Afghanistan. ... S responded by mobilising a large military force and invading the country of Afghanistan, a relatively poor country suspected of harbouring the terrorists behind the attack, but was it a justified attack?
In an attempt to answer this question we will examine several points starting by looking at the back round to the conflict, the war itself and specifically wether all moral concerns were covered by the U. ...
Relevant back round
There is only one point in time to begin our examination of the war. ... On this date two hijacked planes flew into the world trade centre in New York collapsing the towers and killing thousands of people, the Pentagon was also attacked and one other plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania, the American people outraged, demand an answer. ...
The American president George W. ... S authorities for trial, the Taliban refuses and war is declared by the U. ...
That is the war in a simplified format but it leaves us with one question, what evidence is there that Osama Bin Laden is behind the attack? ...
This was the American action that inflamed bin laden, outraged that heathens were allowed onto holy soil and furious at the Saudi government for allowing it, Bin Laden had found a new enemy the American “desecraters” of Mecca.
Over the next decade bin laden would wage a war on many U.S targets including several bombings such as the 1995 bombing of an American base in Riyadh killing seven American soldiers, Bin Laden, now leading the terrorist organisation Al Queda first started by his mentor Abdullah Azum, shifted his operations to Afghanistan after his banishment by the Saudi king, Bin Laden provided the Taliban with $300 million worth of military capability in exchange for shelter and protection. ...
The decision to go to war
The evidence implicating Bin Laden in the September 11th attacks;
1. He had the motive; Bin Laden already had an intense hatred for America and had previously attacked several American sites. ... ”2
On the strength of this evidence the American government demanded that the Taliban give up Bin Laden for arrest, the Taliban who rely on Bin Ladens economic support refused on the grounds that this evidence was not enough.
This gives the American government 3 options,
1. ... S as such an investigation would take time, time that would be used by Bin Laden to go even deeper into hiding and perhaps plan another attack, the American people demanded action now. The American government could not wait until more evidence was found. ... Capture Bin Laden in a raid, while this would seem to be an ideal solution, capturing Bin Laden and avoiding war, it was sadly, too difficult to accomplish. ... War. ... Afghanistan would have to not only give up Bin Laden it would also have to stop harbouring terrorists (particularly anti-American terrorists) most of which are Muslims and for the fanatically Muslim Taliban, going against fellow Muslims and “giving in” to the heathen west was not an option. ...
What could the American government do to get the Taliban to do what they wanted? ...
Could the American government try and persuade them?
Approximate Word count = 2614
Approximate Pages = 10.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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