Fortress America. This essay talks about increased security after 9/11 and what the US has done to protect its citizens.

In this time of war America must defend itself from outsiders. This article really tells how far America will go to protect the people. After 9-11 we mush watch anyone and everyone, but America is so big that it would be hard to just put a barrier around the whole U.S., that's why we are fighting this war so we don't have another 9-11 on our hands. Homeland security is a big thing to …

…I think we should take over their oil supply and make money off it for a number of years, use the money to build up their nation and then increase the security in ours. We should take over for like 20 years then give it back to them. Like when the British owned Hong Kong, then China got it back, I think that's how Iraq should be. Pay for the war and our security then leave.