Osama s Changes, For The Worst - 1246 Words

Osama’s Changes, for the Worst â€Å"We love death, the U.S. loves life. That is the difference between us two.† Osama bin Laden said this himself. This quote shows the hurt that Osama bin Laden wanted to cause us in the U.S. Whenever you think of people who have changed the world, you normally think of their changes being positive, not in his case. Unlike people such as Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Benjamin Franklin, etc, who have changed the U.S. for the better, he made us worse. Bin Laden made us scared, hurt, and unsure where to go from here. He has done a lot more than some may know. He is an evil man who did many evil things, he took the lives of the helpless, innocent, and clueless. America was not this way before.†¦show more content†¦Many people used to have greetings or goodbyes to friends and family at the boarding gate before boarding or un-boarding the plane, that is no longer allowed. Due to new regulations people have claimed from their travel experience that they have had to leave things behind with security such as, deodorant, shampoo, water, soda, fingernail clippers, etc, says (Hagler) New threats on the U.S. after 9/11, resulted in new procedures that included, requiring travelers to remove shoes and no longer allowing them to bring liquids on board. Also, racial profiling has become worse since the attack. Hagler says, â€Å"The Islam religion became a dirty word after 9/11.† There are anti-Muslim opinions and hate crimes that grew in the U.S. Places such as public events, and television have made it known what they now think of the Muslim Community. In America muslims began to be treated differently. They were watched more carefully, and arrested under suspicion only because of their race. In December 2002, up to 700 muslim men had been arrested. Costs of war website says that â€Å"Not a single one of these individuals were ever publicly charged with terrorism.† President Bush even said in January 2001, 8 months before the devastating attack, about racial profiling, â€Å"it’s wrong, and we will end it in America.† Next, 9/11 changed our morals. Andrea LeBlanc said this about the U.S. after the attacks, â€Å"Have we, as Americans,