Many methods of waging war have been utilized throughout history. Arguably, at some point, was the philosophy that there is no distinction between war and terrorism.
             And this might even seem logical as a resource in regards to evening battlegrounds by opening the degree of response any third world country or paramilitary organization might possess to any perceived threat. However, United Nations resolutions have indisputably defined terrorism as violence, and or the threat of violence, against a population at large in order to affect a political change. Nevertheless, many acts of terrorism disguised as war have been committed by ourselves and others before and since these resolutions. Therefore, a more refined question in this case might ask, "Does America really feel safe after September 11?"
             The answer is: did America feel safe after Pearl Harbor was destroyed on December 7, 1941? No. But this was not the first terrorist attack that happened. The first attack dates back to July of 1916, when German saboteurs demolished a U.S. munitions plant in Jersey City, New Jersey. Despite the war on terrorism, efforts at homeland security and the invasion of Iraq, most Americans say that they feel no safer from terrorist attacks than they did two years ago.
             With that in mind, a poll conducted showed that twenty-eight percent said they felt less safe than two years ago, forty-eight percent said they felt neither safer nor less safe, and twenty-four percent said they felt safer. In addition, a question that has been asked over and over again for the past two years since the attacks showed a constant level of concern about more terrorist attacks. With that said, the numbers have held strong between seventy and eighty percent. The poll taken last week showed that seventy-three percent were concerned about the chances of another attack occurring. Also, many people feel that the Bush administration is overemphasizing mil...