An analysis of the book, “Before and After: U.S. Foreign Policy and the War on Terrorism”, by Phyllis Bennis.
The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the book, “Before and After: U.S. Foreign Policy and the War on Terrorism”, by Phyllis Bennis. Specifically it presents a book report, including a summary. “Before and After” is a book about the terrorist attacks, but it is also a book about a nation’s arrogance and how the United States has turned into a world power with ‘attitude’. The author shows how that is affecting our global presence and our global situation.
Before and After is a compelling book about the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Reading it is difficult, because it does not always convey the same sense of patriotism that pervaded America after the terrorist attacks, but it portrays another side of the attacks what led up to them and their aftermath. The author’s main thesis for writing the book was to give a deeper understanding of the events surrounding the September 11 terrorist attacks. What actions by the US led up to the attacks, and what will the US’s insistence on the pursuit terrorists on a global scale mean to us, and to the world? Bennis hopes to create more understanding of the US policies that mean so much to the entire world, and give an inkling of why so many people around the world see us as a threat and a menace.