I heard a question asked at the confirmation hearings today (only got the chance to watch a few minutes of it). I’m curious of what people think about September 11th and why they think the way they do.
Do you view the events of September 11, 2001 as:
1. An act of war. (an attack)
2. A criminal act. (a tragedy)
3. Just one of those things that happens. (an unfortunate event)
I’d like to know how people view it and why….
Thanks in advance for any responses.
January 10th, 2006 at 10:10 pm
They people who carried out the attacks on 9/11/01 declared it was an act of war — and they have continued the battle since then. DEFINITELY an act of war.
January 11th, 2006 at 1:17 am
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I think it was an act of war.
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January 11th, 2006 at 1:55 am
It was an act of war. It was also an inhuman act of violence taken by individuals who’s aims are to subjugate us as much as any fascist dictator. It is war they asked for, it is war they should get. Whatever it takes!
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January 11th, 2006 at 5:47 pm
It was most definately an act of war by an enemy the likes we have never faced before.
These terrorist don’t value human life, the geniva convention or civilian or military.
January 12th, 2006 at 2:31 am
Anyone dumb enough to not see 9/11 as an act of war, needs to seriously consider relocation back to the Planet Earth.
January 12th, 2006 at 10:30 am
I believe it’s certainly an act of war but I have to say it’s also quite a huge tragedy as well. I can’t leave out tragedy because so many people were involved and this is where I bring to the table the ‘act of war’. It’s not unlike a bomb blowing up or a missle hitting our country - that’s exactly what it was in many many ways.
good question!
January 12th, 2006 at 6:17 pm
It was definitely an act of war..not an unfortunate event. That is why we must stay at the ready and not let our guard down. That is why we must be vigilent. I have read people say we have lost more people to automobile accidents in a year but that is just what they are accidents this was deliberate.
January 14th, 2006 at 3:05 pm
There is a catch with #1 though: it wasn’t a state action but a non-government act launched by individuals w/out nation-state sponsorship.
Therefore, I’d go with #2.
What makes it any different than what happened in 1993 and the first WTC bombing? The only difference is 9/11 killed a hell of a lot more people.
January 21st, 2006 at 2:35 pm
Bowman - it’s not a traditional war. The individuals who carried out the attack didn’t represent a nation or state, but represented an ideology bent on our destruction.
To my way of thinking, that makes them even more dangerous. They are everywhere and very difficult to identify.
It is no different than the 1993 bombing, nor the Cole bombing, nor the bombing of the American embassies in Africa, etc.
All of those were acts of war that we ignored which lead to the one we couldn’t ignore.