1. War on Terrorism
By Sam, John and Joel

2. 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

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

4. Cost Of War
Debt-o-Meter

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. 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)
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9. 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

10. Citations
On The Issues
Pictures