Week 6 Blog Defining Terrorism

In this specific blog I chose to discuss terrorism. Terrorism in my opinion is premeditated violence. However, there is no single uniformly accepted definition of terrorism that is applicable to all places and all circumstances. After the events of 9/11 it was clear that disaster can happen anytime and anywhere. September 11 attacks was all the federal government needed for a motive to create a comprehensive plan to synchronize the nation’s preparedness. Although, I believe the incident in New York was handled with a great deal of courage, other may feel different. Some argue how they believe New York first responders handled the incident poorly and it hindered our safety and wellbeing. Compared to the attack to the pentagon I can see why some argue that New York first responder’s response to a crisis was problematic. This in turn, would cause President Bush to mandate a plan to develop a National Response Framework. I believe the United States ultimate goal is to achieve preparedness so the horrific activities on 9/11 will not be repeated. After the 9/11 attack we now have what we call the National Incident Management System (NIMS). This system allows all acting agencies on scene to be on the same page. Without unified command (UC) theirs no structure or a strategy for one incident action plan. Simply stated, in my opinion the partnership between first responders proved a great deal of readiness is important in the heat of battle.