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2. War in Afghanistan The war against Afghanistan was launched after Al Qaeda launched an attack on United States The United States attacked Afghanistan because it was the hub for Osama Bin Laden. The United States aimed to overthrow the Taliban government too for the harsh Islamic Sharia laws they used on the country. With assistance from allies the United States attacked Al Qaeda basis in Afghanistan

3. Describe the social influence event Aspect of social influence include Changing people attitude so that they can adhere to the social norms that are present Involves direct demand from one person to another One person follows the direct orders of another Social influence event is an event that affects people opinions, emotions and behavior.

4. Describe the social influence event The social influence event in this case was the September 11 bombing The event influenced the united state to attack Afghanistan The United States army was ordered to overthrow the Taliban government The target was to kill Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden

5. Outline the group influences that contributed. Al Qaeda by attacking United States had declared war Al Qaeda attacked the United States military, citizens and friends Al Qaeda posed a threat of attacking again with no restraint or illusion

6. Describe the social perceptions that may have been involved? The United States realized that Al Qaeda terrorist group could not be ignored anymore. The Al Qaeda network posed a threat of attacking the United sates again on its soil To counter terrorism the United States needed to use all its available resources

7. Explain how performance or decision making was influenced. Performance was influenced by help from the United States allies The world saw the terrorism acts of Al Qaeda as acts of war against the united states Article V the collective provision for defense was invoked by NATO Military forced was used against the United States enemies

8. The decision to attack was arrived at after former president Bush demand failed to be met President Bush demanded that the Taliban government hand over Osama Bin Laden The decision to attack the country was deemed necessary in order to calm the public after the 9/11 attack.

9. Explain how this could have been prevented. This could have been prevented by using peaceful political accommodation Using intelligence to hunt out the terrorist Trusting the Taliban government to hand over Osama Bin Laden Using policing and political methods

10. the war caused loss of so many innocent lives Billions of tax payers money was lost in financing a war that could have been avoided The war opened a third major war zone in the area rendering it unstable in terms of economics and security. Family member of US army lost loved ones whose lives would have been spared had the US not gone to war.

11. References Mirza, R. M. S. (2007). The rise and fall of the American empire: A re-interpretation of history, economics and philosophy : 1492-2006. Victoria, B.C: Trafford. Lansford, T. (2012). 9/11 and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: A chronology and reference guide. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO.