Original sentence: American terrorism is a term used to criticize and oppose the foreign policy of the United States of America, and to negatively characterize the conduct of various officials of the United States government, their proxy agents during specific military or foreign campaigns, or the United States as a whole.Objections to use of the term "American terrorism" frequently center around the following points:.The phrase is sometimes applied to make the point that, without an ambiguous definition, the word "terrorist" can be used to describe almost anyone.Use of the saying, and disputes over its use, increased steadily as the United States became more polarized following the September 11, 2001 attacks and the subsequent War on Terrorism.Use of the term is objectionable to many Americans and citizens of other nations on the grounds that the definition of terrorism is disputed, and that the allegations supporting the term "American terrorism" are controvertible
Edited sentence: American terrorism is a term used by critics of US foreign policy and different opponents of the United States to negatively characterize the conduct of various officials of influence in specific administrations of the United States government or their proxy agents during specific military or foreign campaigns.Objections to the term "American terrorism" frequently center around the following points:.The term is disputed on a number of grounds, some of which involve disputes over the actual definition of terrorism, and some to the substance of the allegations.The term's usage (and controversy) appears to have increased in parallel with media coverage of terrorism since the September 11, 2001 attacks and the Bush administration's proclamation of a War on Terrorism