Post by elosha11 on Sept 11, 2021 17:56:49 GMT 5
I wanted to make this thread for members to share their thoughts, comments, and opinions about the 20th anniversary of 9/11, and the aftermath of all that has followed in the past 20 years. I remember that day. My first job out of law school, I was 27 years old, clerking for a United States Court of Appeals, and had just gotten into work. I went to the law library and multiple staff were watching on TV. All of a sudden I heard people talking about a plane crash into are the Twin Towers. so startling I sat down, and watched as a news commentators quickly turned to the idea that this was likely a terrorist attack. A few minutes later, the news blasted out that the second tower had been hit. The library filled with people as all the lawyers and staff in the office congregated to this unreal event. Many tears were shed, we called loved ones, and went through enormous fear and anxiety. I remember when we heard that the Pentagon had been struck. My supervisor just sobbed, as she had numerous friends who worked there. Then later we heard about the final plane in Shanksville Pennsylvania and all of us knew, that those passengers had fought and bravely died to prevent a final plane crash, which was likely headed for the White House or Congress.
It still puts a lump in my throat to talk about these events 20 years later. And when I think of the aftermath, the ill-advised war in Iraq when we should have been focusing exclusively on al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, the massive amount of American and worldwide lives lost because of the, in my opinion, wrongful actions of the Bush Administration. But I also remember Osama Bin Laden finally being killed under Obama, and now, 20 years later, the bitter withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, a country with only a tiny bit of our military might but that simply will not be conquered by any Invader, regardless of the righteousness of the cause.
And yet, the odious Taliban has simply waited out our energy and resolve so that they can come back and annihilate any progress has been made in that country. The world is not necessarily a better place, but I will always remember the heroism of 9/11, the rescue workers, the firefighters, the police, those brave passengers that died to prevent the final United Airlines attack.
My kids were not born yet when 9/11 happened, but I'm going to talk to them about it today and show them the memorials that are happening in honor of the fallen.
Feel free to share your thoughts, opinions, or any other responses to this. There is no wrong answer, 9/11 simply an acknowledgement of the cruelty, stupidity, and bravery of human nature.
It still puts a lump in my throat to talk about these events 20 years later. And when I think of the aftermath, the ill-advised war in Iraq when we should have been focusing exclusively on al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, the massive amount of American and worldwide lives lost because of the, in my opinion, wrongful actions of the Bush Administration. But I also remember Osama Bin Laden finally being killed under Obama, and now, 20 years later, the bitter withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, a country with only a tiny bit of our military might but that simply will not be conquered by any Invader, regardless of the righteousness of the cause.
And yet, the odious Taliban has simply waited out our energy and resolve so that they can come back and annihilate any progress has been made in that country. The world is not necessarily a better place, but I will always remember the heroism of 9/11, the rescue workers, the firefighters, the police, those brave passengers that died to prevent the final United Airlines attack.
My kids were not born yet when 9/11 happened, but I'm going to talk to them about it today and show them the memorials that are happening in honor of the fallen.
Feel free to share your thoughts, opinions, or any other responses to this. There is no wrong answer, 9/11 simply an acknowledgement of the cruelty, stupidity, and bravery of human nature.
