Countries Get Involved In The War On Terror
The unfortunate, recent attack in Paris has the French government working on mending the holes and weaker sections of their counter-terrorism and surveillance programs. The terrorist attack in France is an experience that America knows all too well.
On the week of Jan. 4, members of Al-Qaeda attacked the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a weekly French magazine, and killed 12 people. There were two more attacks in just as many days resulting the death of a police officer as well as hostages at a supermarket. The final civilian death toll was 17 people.
Sadly, this horrific incident could have been avoided. This event, as well as others such as the London bombing in 2005 and the plane that hit the pentagon during the 9/11 attack, were all preventable with intelligence on the attackers. Prior to the attacks, a government agency from each nation had noticed strange activities going on, one example being the shooting at Fort Hood. The FBI had started to notice Major Nidal Hasan because of the fact that he was in contact with a known Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen. Despite the suspicious emails, no action was taken until after the attack. Then the media wrote it off as “they dropped the ball.”
There needs to be more attention paid to people who are in contact with terrorist organizations. To prevent more attacks, more action must be taken. The attack in France was a small-scale attack, but that doesn’t mean that it was any less important and just like the other assaults, it could've been prevented.
Governments need new systems to keep a round-the-clock watch on potential terrorists and not allow any of them to fall off the radar.
Terrorism is a rising global threat that needs to be dealt with sooner rather than later.
