The September 11th Terrorist Attack on the United States is Unjustifiable

It is impossible to justify the September 11th terrorist attack on the United States. The attack resulted in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people and caused significant destruction and damage, becoming one of the deadliest attacks on the United States (Jones et al., 2020). It was a horrific act of violence that cannot be excused or justified under any circumstances.

Some hypotheses have been used to justify the attack, including the idea that the United States was engaging in wrongdoing that warranted such a response (Welch, 2019). However, these arguments are not supported by evidence and are fundamentally flawed. The attack was a clear violation of international law and human rights principles and cannot be justified under any circumstances.

One theoretical assumption that can be used to argue against the idea of justification for the September 11th attack is the concept of moral relativism. This theory holds that there is no universal standard of right and wrong and that moral values and beliefs are culturally and historically relative (Broćić & Miles, 2021). According to this view, it is impossible to justify the September 11th attack based on a belief in a particular set of moral values, as all cultures or societies may not share those values.

The idea that the attack could be justified as a response to alleged American wrongdoing is also unfounded. While it is true that the United States has made mistakes and engaged in controversial actions in the past, the attack was not a proportional or appropriate response to any specific wrongdoing. It was a senseless act of violence that targeted innocent people and cannot be justified on any grounds.

In conclusion, the September 11th terrorist attack on the United States was a heinous and inexcusable act of violence that cannot be justified under any circumstances. The idea that the attack was somehow justified by alleged wrongdoing on the part of the United States is not supported by evidence and is fundamentally flawed.

References

Broćić, M., & Miles, A. (2021). College and the “culture war”: assessing higher education’s influence on moral attitudes. American sociological review, 86(5), 856-895. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031224211041094

Jones, S. G., Doxsee, C., & Harrington, N. (2020). The escalating terrorism problem in the United States. http://dx.doi.org/[db:DOI]

Welch, K. (2019). Race, ethnicity, and the War on Terror. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264079.013.335