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How did 9/11 change us? How did 9/11 change the way America fights its wars? A MQ-9 Reaper drone carrying precision ground bombs from Afghanistan in 2007. A Reaper drone newer model of the Predator drone, like the Predator drone the Reaper drone is also unmanned and is remotely controlled by the Ground Control Station (GCS). The first Predator drone took its first flight on February 2, 2001. The United States Air Force, Navy, Homeland Security, CIA, Customs and border protection, and even NASA use these drones. These drones are a great advancement from scout aircraft and drones take out the risk of human casualties.

CONTINUUM QUESTION: Has the change in the way we fight war made the United States stronger? How does your group answer the continuum question? Reach a consensus on your position and mark it with an " * " on the continuum.

WEAKER--*-STRONGER



Our group decided that based on what we found about our topics, that the change in the way we fight a war has neither straightened nor weakened the United States. The change in the way the US fights a war has brought about and increase in US insolvent in global conflicts through using preemptive war to hurt the enemy before they can hurt us. This has brought about the start of wars, but has also prevented many attacks and has helped capture many dangerous people. We are also more aware of terrorist threats against our country both foreign and domestic. Which is good because "authorities say the threats posed by homegrown Islamic extremism is growing" (Moser); hopefuly our intelligence and our people will stop such a plot before it harms civilians. Our war on terror has lasted for 10 years and has stopped many of these plots but some of them we cannot stop because they are so quickly deployed like IED's (improvised explosive device), car bombs, and suicide bombers. The past 10 years have been very successful on the war on terror "but the more time we spend fighting the terrorist is more money we are spending and the more in debt we go" (Bebinger). America's homeland may be safer than it was 10 years ago but the way we fight a war hasn't made us either stronger or weaker.

RUBRIC: A quality statement of the Group's Position will •clearly state a position that answers the Group's question, •explain the Group's placement on the continuum •support the position and continuum placement with clear, focused evidence from each member of the group, •explain how the evidence clarifies and supports the group's position, •establish the credibility of each source, •cite the evidence with internal citations and include a Works Cited below the statement, •conclude by recommending the actions that American society should take going forward, •strictly adhere to the Power Paragraph format, •edit so that mechanics are clean and do not detract from meaning, •be posted on the group’s wiki page.

RUBRIC: Quality Participation with the Group and the Town Meeting includes , •engagement in organization and consensus building to develop the statement and wiki page, •collaboration in the writing and presentation of the statement to the town meeting, •quality individual contributions during the Question and Answer portion of the Town Meeting.