The Political Economy and Terrorism
            
             The world's political economy is an ever-changing factor that influences us everyday. With our flourishing economy here in the U.S., we have seen many changes over the course of the last year. From planes crashing into buildings to markets dropping, job cuts, and being on the brink of a war, the U.S. has been influenced greatly by international terrorism. The global economy may not directly affect international terrorism, but it definitely provokes a struggle for power amongst the countries of the world. This struggle for power leads to wars over land, riches, and resources. With a great power like the United States dealing the cards of absolute economic power to the rest of the world, it leaves the smaller countries jealous and quite uneasy. The only way for a poor country to compete in the world is to be noticed with authority. It's as simple as stealing some planes and crashing them into the biggest trading center in the U.S. While the U.S. struggles to maintain security among the country, the market begins to crash and smaller countries reap the benefits. Like I said, the global economy may not be the direct link to terrorism, but there are many factors that link the two of them together.
             Terrorism and global violence can be linked to the global economy in some basic ways. As rich and powerful the U.S. is, envious and struggling are our poor economic enemies. Iraq may not be rich with money, but the oil in its land makes them very valuable in the world's scheme of power. Saddam may see Iraq a few steps away in gaining control of the world by regulating the world's oil and disrupting the global economy to favor him. If that's the case, he may have helped terrorize the U.S. on September the eleventh. Gaining power in the world has resorted to violence. It seems the nothing can be won without dropping a few bombs and firing some scuds. Usually these ...