War has played a huge role in shaping the history of mankind. For most nations that have been formed throughout history, they saw the best and worst times of their country shaped by the power they either gained or lost from how powerful their army was. Present day America has the strongest military in the world, and is also the top-spender in the military field. Since people in America are used to being on top, once another militarial force makes itself known, they feel threatened. Because of this, some believe that Russia and ISIS are the biggest threats to the United States. However, others believe that the greatest threat to America is the mindset that Americans have and the internal divisions of the country. Contrary to some beliefs that groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda are the most dangerous threat to America, the divisions in the US and the mindset the citizens have threaten America the most. No person in America can argue that stress levels in America are at an all-time high right now, with all the recordings of police involvements surfacing online. For example, mintpressnews.com says that “776 people killed by police so far in 2015, 161 of them unarmed” (Mint Press News Desk). This shows growing divisions between government/police forces and the citizens of America, which could be a threat to the United States. How can one justify that terrorist organizations are the most dangerous thing to America, when we have such huge problems and number of deaths due to our own people and problems between them. The point of police officers is to serve and protect the nation, what does it say about America if we are afraid to stand by them? Also, while 776 people have been killed in America by police officers alone, around 30 Americans are murdered everyday due to guns (Obeidallah). To clarify, this statistic is important because it compares the huge amount of deaths we see in the U.S. due to divisions between citizens and citizens, as well as citizens and the government, with 776 deaths of civilians due to police and over 30 deaths a day due to Americans murdering each other. Although groups like ISIS exist solely to terrorize the U.S., the issue is not very prevalent due to the fact that we have such a large scale of Americans killing each other day-to-day on U.S. soil. Barry Pavel is the vice president of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, and he weighs in on the issue, saying that Russia and ISIS are the greatest threats to America. Pavel says “Both of these threats are here and now, and could emerge, literally, tomorrow” (Pavel). Although, this it is true that an attack on the US could happen at anytime, from anybody, let alone ISIS, is true, the fact that these are our biggest
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Ms. Newland identifies one of the main points anti-immigration preachers use, that terrorists can abuse the immigration system to enter the US and carry out malicious acts. Newland says that “the direct threat to the United States is small in the wake of post-9/11 security measures, but the potential would be increased were our large immigrant population to be alienated by xenophobic rhetoric from national leaders” (Newland). To clarify, Newland believes that the anti-immigration stance from many politicians and national leaders could actually cause the acts that were trying to be prevented, terrorist acts being committed in the US due to immigration. However, nothing will change in politics if the leaders of the country can’t act together as one body, instead they are divided and disagree. Richard Haass, president of the Committee on Foreign Relations and author of “Foreign Policy Begins at Home,” believes that the biggest threat to the U.S. is the internal divisions. Haass disproves Newland’s point that migrant flows and national leaders’ public opinions on them are the most threatening to the U.S., because Newland’s entire strategy is based on politicians and working together. If the “internal political divisions between the White House and Congress” that Haass specifically addresses (Haass), are not solved, then Newland’s strategies won’t work anyway. Political and social divisions are also caused by the mindset that the United States
Ms. Newland identifies one of the main points anti-immigration preachers use, that terrorists can abuse the immigration system to enter the US and carry out malicious acts. Newland says that “the direct threat to the United States is small in the wake of post-9/11 security measures, but the potential would be increased were our large immigrant population to be alienated by xenophobic rhetoric from national leaders” (Newland). To clarify, Newland believes that the anti-immigration stance from many politicians and national leaders could actually cause the acts that were trying to be prevented, terrorist acts being committed in the US due to immigration. However, nothing will change in politics if the leaders of the country can’t act together as one body, instead they are divided and disagree. Richard Haass, president of the Committee on Foreign Relations and author of “Foreign Policy Begins at Home,” believes that the biggest threat to the U.S. is the internal divisions. Haass disproves Newland’s point that migrant flows and national leaders’ public opinions on them are the most threatening to the U.S., because Newland’s entire strategy is based on politicians and working together. If the “internal political divisions between the White House and Congress” that Haass specifically addresses (Haass), are not solved, then Newland’s strategies won’t work anyway. Political and social divisions are also caused by the mindset that the United States