11 attacks and the subsequent invasion of Iraq?

Question: How will history remember the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent invasion of Iraq!?

In both the US and abroad:

- What will the history books teach about them!?

- How will they be presented to children in school!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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History has usualy been written by the victors, but in this age of communication - especialy the internet - that's becoming harder and harder to pull off!.
Plus, it's very difficult to see who the actual victors are in this one!.
What happened on 9/11 was a tragedy that caused untold suffering for thousands of people!. Sadly, the way the Bush administration have chosen to deal with it and the mess that has followed will probably overshadow that as time goes on!.

I can't speak for how it will be viewed in America, as there seems to be more of an isolaionist viewpoint persued there (not by all Americans, that's not a diss to them, but by the government and media)!. Look at how many Americans believe that WWII didn't start until Pearl Harbour was bombed!.
For example, when Fahrenheit 9/11 was released over here (UK), the only really shocking thing to us was that is was so shocking to many Americans!. What we saw on that documentary was pretty much what we were seeing on news stations about the war in Iraq anyway - and this is in a country that went to war with America as their allies!

I think these things will be remembered in different ways in different countries!. I'm fairly sure in most of western Europe they will not be remembered in a favourable light!. Perhaps they will be presented in a more favourable one in the US!.

Again, I don't say this a diss to Americans, far from it, but for America to retain its "superpower" status, it needs to keep patriotism alive and kicking at all costs!. Even if the truth suffers for it!.
They're not the first to do it, and I'm sure they won't be the last!.

But again, with the internet around, people will always be able to find out information they may not be party to elsewhere - not all of it reliable, but it is a vast source that is very difficult to police and is accessable to most people in the western world!.

As far as how they are presented to children, I know that over here, history lessons tend be to a fairly neutral presentation of the facts, with a focus on encouraging the student to analyse for themselves!. I hope that will be the case with this!.

As for how it's remembered in the Arabic world, well, I'm fairly sure that won't be favourable!

I'd be very interested to see how China views and uses it in times to come though!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well!.!.!.having just finished 12th grade, after taking AP Government & Politics, I can tell you that 9/11 is already in the history books!.

9/11 was presented just as the media portrays it!.!.!.9/11 pretty much had it's own final chapter in the book, which if I remember correctly was titled "the 21st century and beyond!."

They start off with the controversial presidential election back in 2000, and soon start off with 9/11, and how the terrorists hijacked multiple planes and attacked America, and as a result, marked the symbolic beginning of the War on Terror!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I hope they don't teach that the terrorists, or the planning of the attacks on New York and Washington, originated in Iraq, because they didn't!. The 9/11 attacks and the invasion of Iraq were not connected at all, except in the way the spin doctors connected them!. But, the victors get to write the history books, so the children of the future will probably be taught right wing propaganda as facts!. They certainly won't be taught the real reason for the war - oil!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It is probably be remembered in 2 ways!.
Some people will remember it as a disaster, that many many innocent people died during the 9/11 attack, that these terrorists did this!.
And some might think it was all planned by George W!. Bush!.
If you actually look at what these people think, and they can give you pictures of what they thought happen, and it does make sense!. I believe that this was planned!. I think it's still a disaster that sooo many people lost their lives because of this, but I think also it might be a excuse to get to Iraq!.!. the main probable reason for these attacks is oil!. And George Bush needed a excuse to get in there!.

It might be just a terrorist attack, or a inside job!. We will never find out!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think that history will see 9/11 as the most horrific day, so far, of the 21st century for America, but also as a day when the world came together!. On that day we even had Iranians praying for us and expressing sympathy!.

And i think people will see the invasion and occupation of Iraq with mixxed reaction!. There are so many opinions about the war, the reasons for it, should we stay or go, that the history books will have to treat it as a very long and complex subject!. There are those who think we went in for oil, those who think we went in for anti-terrorism, patriotism, freedom!. The list goes on and on!. I for one think it will be written and remembered much like Vietnam!. It seems to be a war we can neither win, lose nor drop!. Only time will tell what will happen and what ramifications will come!. I do believe, that at this point the war is an unnecessary evil which has reignited anti-American sentiment worldwide and the sooner we are out the better!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

1!. I think that how they're taught in school (at least American schools) will be very touchy and political subjects!. Just take a look at Vietnam--most textbooks tread very lightly on that subject!. I imagine that most textbooks won't attempt to take an in-depth look at those subjects (especially Iraq) for 30-40 years!.

2!. How history treats them!? There will be a couple of different histories, and part of it depends on how things play out in Iraq!. For me personally, I think we'll eventually end up with an Islamic Fundamentalist government in Iraq that is hostile to the US!. If so, it will be hard for US history to regard the war as positive and there will be a big political debate about "who lost Iraq!?" (much like there was with China)!. I think for Europe, history has pretty much been written (fairly or not): Iraq will be regarded as a US boondoggle drive by oil (I disagree with that but that's not relevant--that's the public perception in Europe)!. In most of the Arab world, the history will be the US as imperialists and neocolonialists (again, I disagree with that but I'm afraid that is how it's going to play out)!.

I think the ONLY ways that Iraq ends up being a footnote (ie: not a big deal historically) in most people's minds are if:
(a) it turns into a stable democracy (which conflicts the idea of us doing it for oil, or colonialism) so it's inconvenient for the Europeans or Arabs to focus on it!. Or
(b) if we see a huge series of Jihadi attacks and radicalization of the muslim world throughout Asia, Africa and the MIddle East with attacks proliferating in Europe, Asia, Australia, etc!. so Iraq comes to be regarded much like the Spanish Civil War was for WW-2!.

But I personally think we'll end up with an Islamic fundamentalist state in Iraq, the Turks will eventually cross the border to go after the Kurds, and much of the rest of the world will view Iraq as a way to justify terrible beliefs about the US!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Wow!.
Bonnie said it all!.

Excellent question
equally magnificent answer!.

As you alluded to in your question, and reflected in the responses here, the historic take on these monumental events will be highly subjective!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It'll be remembered like this:
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/September_1!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

History will probably remember the 9/11 attacks the way it remembers Gavrilo Princip and the Black Hand!. Some of us know exactly who that is, but others just shrug!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Pretty much the same way we remember it now!.

It might still be too soon to tell, atleast until Iraq is stablized or abandoned!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Like the Reichstag fire!.

A tragedy that was manipluated by an evil government to enable them to commit mass murder!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Everyone knows George bush did this for an excuse to invade Iraque for its oil!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

A great tragedy that was used as an excuse to invade Iraq!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

9 sep 2001 , a terrorism attack at wtcWww@QuestionHome@Com

We wont know until this is actually going on!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

it will be subjective!. for instance, middle east history will differ greatly from western history on the subject!.

I think that eventually, 9/11 will be lumped in with many of the other terror events that have happened over the last 10-15 years!. they will come to be known as the culmination of WWIII!. eventually George Bush will be vindicated for his efforts to clean up Islamic fascism!.

I am truly amazed at the number of people who believe that our American government would do this to our own people!. what a scared little wierd world you must live in!. don't forget to pay your parking tickets, i heard everyone on those planes had at least 2 unpaid parking tickets!. you can add that to your conspiracy theory now!.Www@QuestionHome@Com