Terrorism

Question 1

What were some effects of 9/11 on the USA

Answer 1

established Homeland Security, war on terror, balance between civil liberties and defense questioned,

Question 2

What are 4 potentially problmeatic ways to define terrorism

Answer 2

non-state actors using violence, instilling terror, suicide missions, intentionally killing civilians. The only way to def,terror is with means and ends

Question 3

How are terrorists different than other non-state actors

Answer 3

terrorists are the only oens that would ever attack the us homeland b/c of lack of home address. they use the weapons of the weak (suicide bombs). have limited goals and try to influence states behaviors, usually dont hold territory, deterrence nearly impossible do to lack of home address, may or may not be rationsal

Question 4

What is the argument that terrorists are not rational

Answer 4

they dont use cost benefit analysis becasue terrorism is a cultural issue

Question 5

What is the argument that terrorists are rational

Answer 5

they are just using terror violence to deal swith their violence and tey wouldnt use violence if it wasnt effective. provote powers into wars of attrition, spoil peace talks, out bid for recruits, try to overthrow govts through reigns of terror

Question 6

What are byford’s delimmas for fighting against terrorists

Answer 6

is this a tactic, an ideology, or an entity. the us was really mad about the killings of americans in 9/11 not the method. Put interests first goals second and means third

Question 7

Reread hoffaman notes in spiral and in packet

Answer 7

do it

Question 8

Why is ISIS attacking Europe

Answer 8

recruitment tool, as part of a larger golbal domination strategy, shifted from large attecks that cahracterized al queda to smaller attacks

Question 9

What does the Brussels attack mean for Europe?

Answer 9

is this the start of something consistent?, intellignece gap of cooperating across intl borders, europe is vulnerble, could be the end of the EU as pressure to close borders increases. if europe declines then we loseour main ally

Question 10

Did the Brussels attack shift US FP?

Answer 10

not really and ther is currently no candidate for president that would put troops in Syria, still ppl starting to doubt the Obama admin’s strategy. why are we tolarating a geographic base for terrorism?