The 9/11 incident had a far-reaching impact on American people's hearts, economy, politics and status.
There are different statistics on the property losses after the September 11th incident. The United Nations issued a report saying that the economic losses caused by this terrorist attack reached 2 billion US dollars, equivalent to 2% of the GDP of that year. The damage caused by this incident to the global economy even reached about $1 trillion, and the psychological impact on the American people was extremely far-reaching, and the American people's sense of economic and political security was seriously weakened.
In addition, after the September 11th incident, security has gradually become the primary consideration in formulating various policies in the United States. In recent years, the promulgation of travel ban and the tightening of immigration policy have further torn American society.
On the issue of immigration, Trump once signed travel bans against several Arabian countries based on the September 11th incident. When implementing the "zero tolerance" immigration policy, Trump also took the September 11 incident as an example to try to prove the necessity of strict enforcement of immigration laws by law enforcement agencies.
At present, the United States is adjusting its strategic goal of global counter-terrorism, making limited contraction, and shifting its focus on global counter-terrorism to giving priority to local security. However, it still fails to solve the root causes of the existence and growth of terrorism. In the face of the threat of terrorist attacks that are difficult to disperse, some analysts pointed out that whether dealing with old diseases or new diseases, it is essentially testing the domestic security governance ability of the United States.
Rescuers affected by the 911 incident
Among the World Trade Center deaths, there were 341 firefighters and 2 paramedics from the new york Fire Department, 34 policemen from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 23 policemen from the new york Police Department, and 8 emergency medical technicians from various private hospitals. ?
According to statistics, at least 2518 rescuers who participated in the search and rescue in that year have cancer, including police, firefighters and medical staff. One of the 6-year-old fire chiefs was forced to retire because of cancer, which made him very weak.
As of June 214, the "911 Victims Compensation Fund" has handled more than 1, cases of cancer claims, and most of the serious cases have been compensated, among which 115 people have received compensation ranging from 4, to 4.1 million US dollars (about 2.47 million yuan to 25.37 million yuan), but it is unknown how many rescuers died of cancer.
The above content refers to People's Daily Online-The Echo after 17 years: See how the "911 Incident" still affects the United States.