A Reflection on the events of Sept. 11

I started thinking what could I write about for this special edition of The Colonnade. I figured that I always write sports, and I thought for a change I would give the readers something different from the usual weekly column. After talking to Ann Dyar, one of the Editors of this paper, I decided to write about my feelings with this current problem.

Sept. 11 alerted me, and I am sure a lot of other American’s to the fact that the United States of America is not invincible. Sure, there are many things that the US will still take for granted, but never again will we look at terrorism the same way.

I wonder just what will happen to the U.S. now, so many things go through my mind. For instance, will the U.S. get though this war without too much suffering?

I still wake up at night and wonder, could the government do something to prevent this? The scary part is knowing the government could do nothing to stop this. I still wonder if terrorist attacks will ever happen in the U.S. again.

Will we have to bring back the draft? This is something that nobody seems to think about. We, as Americans will need to help our country against Taliban war forces. That is something that might just become a
reality. This is how we can help the armed forces of our country.

What did the Taliban accomplish in killing more then 5,000 Americans? My answer to that is, Americans are now closer together than ever. That’s a problem for Bin Laden. It is, true that three of the seven World Trade Center buildings are currently down, but the NYPD; and FDNY will do everything in their power to bring part of those great buildings back to life. For the first time in my life, the U.S. is finally all on the same page. I am sorry that it took a war to bring Americans closer then they have ever been before.

Now we can start to look past the happenings of Sept. 11, and begin to look forward to ending terrorism altogether. I am sure President George W. Bush is doing everything in his power to stop Bin Laden and his armed forces. But now the war is real, yet so many people act like nothing is different.

I do agree with Bush, we should not change our everyday lives,, but I feel that it is important to realize that America is at war. This affects everyone some how. Whether you have family in the military? Or, maybe you know someone who was in the World Trade Center buildings when the disaster happened, or now, maybe you know someone who is affected by anthrax? I just want people to realize how tough it has been on some,and how we can help each other through this difficult time.

Now, is the time to show the Taliban that we can say enough is enough and get rid of these horrible people. Since, Sept. 11th my perspective on this country has changed; has yours?

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