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1. I remember the horror of that day. I was working in an office in a small rural community hospital when a nurse came running in to say that both Twin Towers in NYC had been hit. I got up from my desk and followed her down the hall to an empty patient room where a TV was on. The room was full of people - doctors, nurses, office staff, visitors. The room was full all day as people wandered in and out, consumed with trying to get more news about what happened. We were all scared, horrified, angry, worried as we realized that our nation was under attack. Mesmerized and horrified as we watched planes crashing, citizens jumping from buildings, and first responders running towards danger. Watched as buildings fell, people ran for their lives, and watched knowing that many had just died in front of our very eyes. Watched as Bush grounded every plane in the country. I will always remember that day. And I will never, ever forget.
2. I remember Bush squandering the good will of the world when he attacked Iraq. I remember the constantly moving target of justifications for war - from WMD to "spreading democracy around the world"
3. I remember my son doing two tours in Iraq and know how grateful I am that he came home in one piece. I remember every.......single.........dead and broken veteran of the past 16 years of war and wonder every day exactly what we accomplished and if our nation thinks that the sacrifices our sons and daughters made was worth the price they paid.
4. I remember the thousands of innocent citizens who died that day, the hundreds of first responders who died that day, and the hundreds of citizens and first responders who have died since (and continue to die) - from cancers and other WTC diseases. And I remember all the husbands and wives - and sons and daughters - who were left behind without their loved one.
5. Most of you people who have responded to this thread seriously suck. This country responded terribly to this event. We haven't gotten any damn war right since WW2. We still grovel to and accommodate our enemies. Much of the refugee crisis in Europe and the ME was created by our nations' policies. There is injustice perpetrated against others. But today - ON THIS DAY - it doesn't cost any of you one damn thing to just remember and respect the innocent American lives that were lost to terrorism on our own soil. In our own land. They were your fellow citizens. Just take one minute to think about them today before you move on to business as usual.
All so true, I'm just grateful your son came home in one piece. I feel awful for all those families and those soldiers who were grievously wounded or killed in Iraq. I know of at least three soldiers in my area, and I would guarantee you there are more than three in this area, who died prematurely after their time in Iraq. Two were suicides and one was a drug overdose by someone who never touched drugs before Iraq. So many young Americans have had their lives ruined by their time in the nightmare that was the Iraq occupation.
I always crack up when people say "they remember" that day, like it's some sort of special claim to have a vivid memory of the biggest national incident in recent memory.
I remember it well, and the horror of it was breath-taking, but I don't wish to dwell on topics that encourage more divisiveness. May the dead rest in peace and the survivors find comfort and hope, and that's all I wish to say about it.
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