Discussion Questions

  • Was 9/11 preventable?
  • What should the United States do about Iran?
  • The United States seems to be returning to the past, treating terrorism as a manageable criminal problem.  Is that appropriate?  Yes or no and support your answer. 
  • Israel is an ally of the United States.  What should the United States do if Israels decides it must attack Iran and destroy its nuclear facility?
  • Should a president of the United States have the authority to authorize drone strikes to kill United States citizens?
  • Think about every telephone conversation you have had in the last year, as well as every text message sent and received.  Are you content to allow the federal government to potentially read or listen to them?
  • Is extraordinary rendition ever justified?
  • President Obama continues to say he wants to close the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.  Some of those detained there will be detained indefinitely.  Should it be closed?  Yes or no, support your answer and where to we send the inmates?
  • Do you believe that the author captured the movement’s ideology accurately?
  • The author has some suggestions to remediate and redirect youth headed in a racist direction.  Do you believe they are valid and potentially good solutions?
  • What is the role of women in these groups?
  • The authors of this article worry that there is a rush to use drones.  What is your opinion given the overview they present?   It might also be helpful to read this as well before you form an opinion:
  • http://www.livingunderdrones.org/ (you can download the report for free from the site).
  • What do you believe should be the United States policy on drones being used to kill?  Foreign Terrorists?  Terrorists that are United States Citizens that the federal government has decided to kill, using a drone strike?
  • Should the administration be able to use a drone to kill someone in the United States?  A serial killer?  A foreign terrorist?  A United States Citizen driving on the I-5 that they have deemed a terrorist?