In the name of fighting terrorism, the US launched wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.More than 6,000 Americans have died.Tens of thousands of ordinary people in those countries have also lost their lives.
But deaths are only part of the story.The world was shocked by photographs of Americans torturing (折磨) Iraqis in Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad.David Goldstein, a reporter with The Kansas City Star, questioned American behavior: "Has torturing so-called terrorists saved American lives or made the values we advocate around the world weaker? …" Is that what we've become?"
However, a brief moment of national unity did occur straight after 9/11."Americans were coming together in an unusually powerful way ...in the ashes.We live in a bittersweet memory of that collective tragedy and collective possibility," said filmmaker Ken Burns.
September 11 was that kind of common moment.When it was over, the Harth still turned in its usual way and the stars in the sky shone as before.But the universe had shifted somehow.
Though the world felt the consequence of September 11, more is to come.Ten years on, it still might be too soon to tell.
31.What is "al-Qaeda" in Paragraph 2?
A.It is the name of the leader of a militant group.
B.It is the name of a city in tie Middle East.
C.It is the name of an armed organization.
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