War on Terrorism By Sam, John and Joel

Background Info- On 9/11/01 terrorists hijacked war jets and flew them into the world trade center and the pentagon. This act killed 6,000 Americans. President Bush appointed Tom Ridge as the “terrorism czar” creating a new office, Home Land Security. He funded it with 40 billion dollars. Bin Laden’s organization al Qaeda funds terrorist training and operations. The Taliban is the Muslim fundamentalist political party which rules most of Afghanistan. Osama Bin Laden

Cost- Year- $(billion) 2001 432 2002 452 2003 553 2004 575 2005 571 2006 607 2007 665 2008 721 2009 712 2010 722

Cost Of War Debt-o-Meter

Number of Americans Fighting Date Total Combat Since war began (3/19/03): 4436 3503 Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03) 4297 3395 Since Handover (6/29/04): 3577 2807 Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 208 98 Since Operation New Dawn 18 9

Issue War and terrorism effects everyone’s general safety Many were killed in 9/11 The war in Iraq and Afghanistan adds to our 14 trillion dollar deficit Bin Laden funding terrorist training and operations The 9/11 Attack

Costs Food Military Tank Clothing Weapons Shelter Transportation (Boats/Planes/Tanks) Salaries

Domestic Threats Terrorist Attacks on structures (schools, towers and nuclear power plants) Terrorist attacks on infrastructure (bridges, tunnels, canals) Bad food or drugs (FDA) Insects coming in and destroying crops. (Boarder Control/ Airport Security) Illegal immigrants (Boarder Control) FDA LOGO

Political Views Democratic (Barney Frank) Republican (Scott Brown) Voted NO on authorizing military force in Iraq. Voted YES on deploying troops The Democratic Donkey Republican (Scott Brown) Voted YES on sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan The Republican Elephant

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