Unit One, Why do they hate us?

1.What questions do you have about the reading? How might they be answered?

Why would al Qaeda want to be an organization dedicated to murder. My question might be answered by learning more about why al Qaeda has harsh feelings about America an why they believe in violence to solve their problems.


2. What is President Obama's answer? Brennan's?

Presidents Obama’s answer is that al Qaeda just wants to keep getting more Muslims to join al Qaeda so that why America has to communicate better with the Muslims and explain to them that al Qaeda offers nothing more then bankrupt visions, misery and death.

Brennan’s answer is that al Qaeda uses a banner of religion in a very mean and corrupt way to attack America.


3. Thomas was clearly dissatisfied with Brennan's answer. Why? Would she have been satisfied with the president's? Why or why not?

I think that Thomas was dissatisfied with Brennan’s answer because Brennan didn’t clearly explain here reasoning of the situation. I think that Thomas would have been satisfied with the presidents ansqwer because Obama clearly states what he thinks America should do to settle the dispute between the U.S and the Muslims or al Qaeda.


4. Why does Glenn Greenwald think it important to consider terrorist motivations? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Greenwald thinks it is important to consider terrorist motivations because we can’t just give justification to the Muslims. I agree because we cannot just give the Muslims what they want in order for them to be satisfied.

5. How would you answer Thomas' question, "Why?" Why do Hasan, Abdulmutallab, and others commit such acts?? If you need more reliable information, where might you find it?

I would answer Thomas’ question as, Hasan, Abdulmutallab and others commit such acts because they believe that Jews and Christians want to destroy the Islamic region and the Terrorist believe that they should kill us before we do any harm to Islam, and America cannot let that happen.
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