Posted by buxydragon (LadderOp) (Ranked 9 on Backgammon (LIvVE) Ladder) on September 11, 2004 at 12:28:46:
In Reply to: Please remember those that passed away on 9/11 posted by cmsldl (OpManager) on September 11, 2004 at 05:52:16:
This act of madness touched the whole world, and brought it home that terrorism is a worldwide problem. I remember watching the emergency news flash on tv.... I remember saying "no way... no one could be so stupid" .... But they were.
Those terrorists declared war not just on America where the attack took place, but on every nation whose people were there that morning and died, or survived that hell on earth.
My people and yours, and so many others, suffered loss that day: loss of innocence and loss of lives, loss of illusions and loss of the ability to say "it's just them, not us, we can't be affected..."
Life has gone on from there, a whole world changed. And we who sit at home complaining of the war that came to bother us, need to remember that we are not alone, not safe on our own. We NEED the other peoples, other nations.
So Yes... God Bless America, and Australia, UK and all the nations of the world.... and may he CRUSH the terrorist before he attacks....
buxy