The FBI defines terrorism as “the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof in furtherance of political or social objectives.”(fbi.gov) On September 12, 2011, the President of the United States (George W. Bush) declared “war on terrorism”. President Bush initiated a policy that would later deter, prevent and apprehend any person or persons that commit an attack against Americans on American soil. The “war on terrorism” is considered a war without any boundaries that is directed at multiple threats against the United States.
However, this policy has been an ineffective policy that has affected and changed the way of life for Americans. The ineffectiveness of the “war on terrorism” policy has had a huge impact on American society. Although, America was able to kill Osama Bin Laden, the master mind behind the terrorist attacks that created the need for the “war on terrorism” policy, Americans has also suffered infringes on their Fourth Amendment rights. Americans has seen over 6,000 deaths of U.S. Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, America has seen a deficit in the billions of dollars as a result of the “war on terrorism”. The ineffectiveness of this policy has hindered American travel, the ineffectiveness of this policy has hindered financial freedoms that Americans once had, the ineffectiveness of this policy created the USA Patriot Act; under such Act, the government can monitor and record telephone conversations, monitor emails, conduct “sneak and peek” search warrants which allows law enforcement to enter a suspects property without their knowledge.
