It seems like just yesterday that the attacks on September 11th took place, but it's been 10 years already.
It was a sad day reflecting on what happened. A few radio and T.V. stations broadcast information about the attacks and people directly impacted.
We are going to visit the 9/11 Memorial next month when we are in New York, but the museum won't be open until 2012.
I told mom that we should have gone to Las Vegas for the weekend since that's where we were on 9/11/2001.
My post on facebook was, "where were you when the world stopped turning?" I know that Alan Jackson took a lot of slack when he wrote that song. People criticized him for making Americans sound stupid, but they don't pay too much to politics unless they are forced to. Many people can name the grammy winners, but they can't name the candidates running for Presidency. So, how would they know who Bin Laden was? Over the years, people learned.
Yesterday went by without any attacks. They have threatened us again, and said they would do it around the 10 year anniversary. I certainly hope that we catch them first.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Osama Bin Laden is Dead!
Breaking news: Osama Bin Laden is Dead!
This news is exciting and disturbing at the same time. It's wonderful that the U.S. Troops finally got the terrorist that threatened the safety of our country. It seems odd to celebrate someone's death, yet he took so many innocent lives.
Of course, there are still terrorists out there who are still a threat to us. It's not that the war is over and we can let our guard down and send the troops home yet.
On the other hand, when President Obama spoke tonight, he took all of the credit for capturing Bin Laden. I knew that he would too. Everyone hated President Bush just because this happened during his presidency. Now, Obama will be everyone's hero just because this happened during his presidency. Well, if it wasn't for Bush, we wouldn't even have troops over there (as difficult as that is for some people to understand).
I'm also very disheartened by the fact that so many people have forgotten about this horrible event or don't care anymore. A number of people posted comments on Facebook expressing disbelief that their favorite show, "The Apprentice" was being interrupted for the President's speach! What is more important? It's very disturbing to think that people live in their own, little worlds and don't think about the big picture.
This news is exciting and disturbing at the same time. It's wonderful that the U.S. Troops finally got the terrorist that threatened the safety of our country. It seems odd to celebrate someone's death, yet he took so many innocent lives.
Of course, there are still terrorists out there who are still a threat to us. It's not that the war is over and we can let our guard down and send the troops home yet.
On the other hand, when President Obama spoke tonight, he took all of the credit for capturing Bin Laden. I knew that he would too. Everyone hated President Bush just because this happened during his presidency. Now, Obama will be everyone's hero just because this happened during his presidency. Well, if it wasn't for Bush, we wouldn't even have troops over there (as difficult as that is for some people to understand).
I'm also very disheartened by the fact that so many people have forgotten about this horrible event or don't care anymore. A number of people posted comments on Facebook expressing disbelief that their favorite show, "The Apprentice" was being interrupted for the President's speach! What is more important? It's very disturbing to think that people live in their own, little worlds and don't think about the big picture.
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