I feel that our nation has encountered terrorism that could have been prevented. Ever since the end of the Cold War, we have noticed a growing trend of smaller bands of groups wanting to take on the United States interests worldwide. These events seemed to culminate back in the 1970s when America came hostage in Iran. Iran held American personnel for over a year at the then US Embassy. Yet we ignored the signs that the terrorists were coming. America was more concerned with Soviet intentions and nuclear proliferation as if it were a game. We saw red in Vietnam, Africa and Latin America.

Then the United States had to overcome obstacles with the explosion of the Marine barracks in Lebanon. America had a rash of bombings at US Embassies and no reprisals. President Reagan did bomb Libya only to be attacked by Libyan agents by downing a...