Student Reading 2: A few explanations

1. What questions do you have about the reading? How might they be answered? Why does Osama Bin Laden just talk about how the U.S. is attacking and going against him and his people. When we have so many allies. Even some of which are Muslim people.

2. Years have passed since President Bush’s comments. What knowledge and evidence do you have to support, add to, amend, or oppose his explanation for terrorist acts? Why might jihadists want to overthrow certain Muslim governments? Drive Israel out of the Middle East? If you don’t know how might you find out? I support Bush’s explanation for terrorist attacks because like he says they just want to get rid of us. If they can’t fight with us they will try to fight against us. The muslims want everyone to take up their religion and government. They don’t want their people to have different opinions, or disagree with the government. Only the governments opinion is right to them. Jihadists might want to overthrow certain Muslim governments because they want to spread there religion, government, and beliefs to everyone. If you don’t know you might find out more at http://kschang.hubpages.com/hub/Why-Al-Qaeda-can-never-win

3. Even more years have passed since Bin Laden’s harsh critique of the United States. What knowledge and evidence do you have to support, add to, amend, or oppose that critique? I agree that yes we did come back to their country. But we came back to help the people who do not want to be part of Bin Laden’s government and religion. They do not want to be ruled by him so they asked us for our help. We formed an alliance. Since we are trying to help the people there he is blaming just the U.S. for going against him. When even people in places such as Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Sudan are against him.

4. According to Wright, what has led young men in Arab countries to find martyrdom attractive? Wright says that there are many young, and bored Arab men. They don’t have much to do. Adult illiteracy and unemployment is high. Anger, resentment and humiliation drove them toward Martyrdom. It promised the young men an alternative to a life.

5. According to polling in Muslim countries, how popular is Al Qaeda? Why? Many Muslim people still agree with Al Qaeda’s idea of removing American soldiers from Muslim lands. But the poll shows that many people refuse to be a part or associate with the Al Qaeda. Because of the indiscriminate killing.