Response to Lacy McGrath

Like Lacy, I also drew many political connections. The first thing I noticed was the similarity between the War on Terror and the Civil War. I underlined the same passage on page seven that Lacy did. This was a very intriguing similarity. I also noted another contemporary similarity in relation to what Lacy mentions. The passage says: "Even as the nation mourned, it struggled with questions about how and under what terms to unite the North and the South" (page 4). It reminded me of September 11 which is what triggered the War on Terror. It made me think of President Bush's speech announcing we were going to war. It was so hard as a young girl to accept more violence, but it was what had to be done to protect our country even though it seemed hard amongst all the mourning. In response to Lacy's questioning of what will happen after we withdraw our troops.. I really do not think the result here and now will be the same as it was during the Civil War. During the 1800's, the South had no way to efficiently protect themselves after the troops were withdrawn. Now, during the 21st century, we are very blessed to have the technology to protect us that we do. We are capable of having security screening equipment at airports, we have x-ray capabilities, metal detectors, etc. Also, the United States is so powerful and such a world power that we do not have to worry about people coming over here and trying to start a war. No other country could or would even try to win a war here. I also believe that if we withdraw from the War on Terror while in the lead, both the countries we have been fighting and other countries will realize just how serious we are when it comes to protecting our country and the citizens within it.