Effects of 9/11 (Part I)

I recently received an e-mail from a reader in the Northeastern portion of the United States requesting a topic written upon the tragic events of September 11^th, 2001. This is the first of three blogs pertaining to the upcoming anniversary of 9/11 and all three are dedicated to the victims, families and friends affected by the most gruesome attack on American soil in sixty years.
-Diego

The time is nearing for the Five year anniversary of one of the most devastating blows on American soil in recent history. The death count has fluctuated from time to time but the most consistent number tallied 2,823 people killed. These people were Fathers, Mothers, Grandparents, Sons, Daughters, Brothers and Sisters and in a matter of minutes they were gone from their families forever.

Everyday life as we know it was forever changed when the attacks were brought on American soil. Terrorism has become a way of life not only throughout the World but also in the greatest Nation ever.

Do you remember where you were when it was announced the planes had hit? I do and at the time I, just like those around me, did not understand what was taking place that being America was under attack.

Think back to how it felt that treacherous day. Contemplate how distraught we as a collective group had become. Remember the “Rally around the flag” mentality, or how President George W. Bush was supported by the majority of Americans with the thought of the U.S. being equipped with a fearless leader. The days following led to major Patriotism towards the United States, in which talk radio stations played clips of men and women alike talking about enlisting in the military to defend our Country. I remember one individual who said, “Give me a gun and I’ll kill ‘em all.”

Flash forward to the year 2006 and at first glance it appears that many Americans have forgotten the pain and sorrow felt that day. The Left of our society has twisted the opinions and the views of many fellow Americans into believing 9/11 was the direct failure of the Bush Administration.

There is even a conspiracy group of seventy-five academia scholars who have been brewing ideas paralleling the Bush Administration with the attacks of 9/11. The members of this group are educated, as mentioned above they are academia in our Nation’s colleges and universities. This very academia is the same professors who are teaching our college youth of America. I must admit that I am deeply relieved that my college days are behind me and I have almost two decades until I will have to worry about these people teaching my children. Though if history remains consistent those teaching our children, our grandchildren and even our great-grandchildren will be those with the Liberal bias towards society.

Some Americans must have the brain capacity of a gnat due to the memory loss pertaining to how weak Bill Clinton’s actions towards Al-Qaeda were in the 1990’s. If actions would have been taken following the 1993 bombing of the WTC, the 1996 Khobar Towers, 1998 bombing of 2 U.S. embassies, or in 2000 when the USS Cole was attacked, we could have potentially prevented future attacks by stopping al-Qaeda. Even if Clinton would have taken Sudan up on the 1996 Bin Laden offer, we (as Americans) could possibly be living life without the painful memories of that early September 2001 day.