http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/american-hero Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:19:51 -0400 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:19:51 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1459/terror-and-torture-in-the-21st-century-reimagining-the-american-hero By Anthony R. Brunello - In the aftermath of the attacks on September 11, 2001 fear and anger shaped American attitudes in response to terrorism. Even so, this alone does not explain how Americans became open to the use of torture during the “Global War on Terror” that followed. By 2003 Americans were overwhelmingly supportive of war in the Middle East, not only in Afghanistan but also the invasion of Iraq. Enthusiasm for war only waned as the Iraq invasion became unpopular after 2006. During these years Americans were willing to accept the policy to use torture as a necessary tactic in the “War on Terror... Fri, 14 Oct 2016 09:06 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1459/terror-and-torture-in-the-21st-century-reimagining-the-american-hero