USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“America and our friends join with all those who want peace and safety in the world.” Who do you think our “friends” are?
A
Other Countries that hate terrorism.
B
The terrorists.
C
Osama Bin Laden
D
All Americans.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -President George W. Bush, in an address to a joint session of Congress on 20 September 2001 said, “Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists."

Detailed explanation-2: -The US State Department currently lists four countriesas state sponsors of terrorism, ‘for having consistently provided support for acts of international terrorism’. Syria has been on the list since 1979, Iran since 1984, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) since 2017 and Cuba (again) since 2021.

Detailed explanation-3: -Scholars have categorized motivations for terrorism to include psychological, ideological, and strategic. Those who engage in terrorism may do so for purely personal reasons, based on their own psychological state of mind. Their motivation may be nothing more than hate or the desire for power.

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