Saturday, September 11, 2010

BloggeRhythms 9/11/2010

Very sad, mournful morning, watching clip after clip from 2001 as the twin tower buildings slowly burned, then disintegrated before the nation's eyes.

And there's a very strong message in re-living those horrifying, heart rending hours as our country was attacked. Because even the most cynical, pacifistic, and anti-war zealots can't deny the events. Proof positive was delivered that day that the U.S. is hated by countless numbers, and remains the target of extremist malevolence who'll keep striking, every chance they get.

Yet, when all was said and done in the aftermath, too good a job might have been done in the recovery. Because, today, nine years later much of our citizenry nationwide needs a reminder that the attacks even took place. Aside from the hubbub in Manhattan over the Imam's extortion plan to fleece whoever he can out of millions of bucks via his bogus Mosque, little's heard about terrorists at all.

Nonetheless, I can still remember Mayor Giuliani in his command post, working twenty-four hours a day trying to restore calm to a panicked populace, who for the first time in the country's history had been threatened inside its own shores. Then there was the president, "W," standing solemnly at a microphone vowing to seek and destroy any and all who tried to harm us.

In the aftermath, the country indeed buckled up and went to work to insure no such event would ever occur here again. And, though folks complain loudly every day as they inch through scanners in buildings, ballparks, theaters and such, and before boarding airplanes, the good news is...every threatened attempt to date since 9/11 has been thwarted in the bud.

While the examples of what's been done here security-wise since 9/11 could be listed for pages, the important thing is remembering the day and attacks themselves. Because, at times it seems we've become so spoiled by the great security job that's been done to date, that we act as if the disaster never happened. And the tragic mistake about that is, the moment we truly forget, God forbid, is the day it will happen again.

That's it for today folks.

Adios

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