Americans don't even know what is happening in America. How can we know about Pakistan?

Submitted by Michael S (United States), Sep 11, 2016 at 03:44

Hello, Imtiaz

I am not a Middle East expert, so I have been following events in Pakistan somewhat.

"Terrorism in Pakistan has become a major and highly destructive phenomenon in recent years. The annual death toll from terrorist attacks has risen from 164 in 2003 to 3318 in 2009, with a total of 35,000 Pakistanis killed between September 11, 2001 and May 2011."

-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_Pakistan

"How Often Terror Attacks Strike Pakistan"

-- http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/03/28/world/asia/pakistan-terrorist-attacks-history.html?_r=0

"Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2016"

-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorist_incidents_in_Pakistan_in_2016

All in all, Pakistan gets hit as much as, or somewhat more, than the US and European countries. Pakistan has also been a safe haven, at times, for terrorists -- including the group that masterminded the 9/11 attack on the US, in which some 3,000 innocent people died.

Concerning ignorance of terror, most Americans born after 1965 apparently do not know much about what happened in the 9/11 attack:

"Millennials Clueless About 9/11 (Video)"

-- https://globalaffairspress.com/2016/09/09/millennials-clueless-about-911-attack-fifteen-year-anniversary-video/

If young Americans don't even know what is going on in their own country, can you expect them to know what is happening in Pakistan?

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