The ash pile of 9/11

[Loge23]

Today's anniversary marks 8 tumultuous years since the horror of 9/11/01.
There are literally thousands of families today still nursing the open wounds of their loss, and it is for them that I grieve.
Whatever one thinks about 9/11, thousands of innocent people lost their lives, horribly, just because they showed up for work.

What remains indelible in my mind from that day is symbolic of where this country has gone since then.

The site remains a pit - yes, there is activity; but after eight years our pledge to rebuild - or even place a memorial there - has proved to be beyond our ability.

The sitting President from that day used the tragedy for political gain: invading a country, draining our national resources, and subverting our own civil rights and liberties. The perpetrators are dead, the planners never held accountable, and we still to this day futilely chase their enablers in Afghanistan.

Airports, used as the entry point for a incredibly hard-to-comprehend terrorist operation - in spite of warnings and security safeguards - have now become mini-penal colonies. Some better than others, but try Ft. Lauderdale's Terminal D if you wish to experience the full Kafkaesque treatment.

Our political system lies among the ashes, broken and hopeless.

Our financial system has broken down to a level so low that even the slightest sign of any positive news sparks the irrational exuberance that we passed on the way down a long time ago.

The terrorists of 9/11, regardless of how they were able to pull this off, did not destroy this country that day. They basically flicked their finger at the shell of what our country had already become. They are murderers, for sure; but the ash pile is all ours.

May the lost Rest in Peace.

[RoccoR5955]

1. 9/11 was an inside job n/t

[Loge23]

2. All I know is nearly 3,000 are dead.

That is the only undisputed fact about 9/11.

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[greyl]

5. CIT is a right-wing, Rove-engineered propaganda machine.

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6. Can you substantiate that? n/t

[greyl]

4. What a fantastic addition to a thoughtful OP. nt

[Loge23]

7. Sad, isn't it? (nt)