Where were you 10 yrs ago today?

[suzi]

I was just starting my senior year in high school!! I live in Long Island NY a lot of the students were in shock and a few teachers were in panic and in tears, but We never got to really see for ourselves the devastation until we went home and saw it on tv and by that time it was chaos out here. I'm only 20 minutes from the city a group of friends and I went to a high parking lot where we were able to see the city at night. The entire island of manhattan was covered in smoke and you could see the lights of helicopters and I would assume fighter jets swarming around. It was a very sad sight and huge eye opener for me at 17 years old at the time. A lot changed for me immediately after that day as with many others. Bless the fallen of 9/11

I remember the smoke they had closed off the bridge and I had some friends (fire fighter volunteers) that were bringing in clothes and blankets by boat, it was just so surreal!

 

[Santi4407]

I remember the smoke they had closed off the bridge and I had some friends (fire fighter volunteers) that were bringing in clothes and blankets by boat, it was just so surreal!

It really was!! I was at that age where I was slightly ignorant to a lot of things so when I first heard of it I and other kids in school were like wow n kinda took the rest of the school day lightly since teachers stopped teaching studens definitely took advantage of it.. But once we got out of school and saw the everyone in panic n distress n people who could help rushing to get to the city it all became real so fast.. There was just a real unexplainable feeling in the the air that day that can't be forgotten!

 

[DavidBuchan]

I had just gone downstairs to turn on the tv for my son Alexander. I saw the bottom of the screen "Airplane crashed on NY building", so I turned to NBC to see what was going on. As I watched the broadcast and the first tower burning the second plane hit. How can anyone justify this actions in the name of religion?...or anything for that matter?I agree, it can't be justified I still think we should have nuke the towels off their heads this rat ass bastards. No, it still can't be justified.....even if someone does it to you first....how did you manage to change your mind so quickly? Imagine changing the mountain regions of Afghanistan to a flat parking lot uninhabitable for the next ten thousand years.You do know that Bin Laden was from Saudi Arabia (trained by the CIA though) and Al Qaeda are a global terrorist network? (not ever endorsed by Afghanistan Govt.) We have thounsands of ICBM's rusting in silos, warships and subs. The capability we have to strike from far wouldn't have put a single american soldier at risk. And it would have send a clear message to every regime, country who does not like our way of life: Don't fuck with the United States of America. Like the Hiroshima/ Nagasaki bombs? Agent Orange? etc etc....

I really don't want to offend anyone, but revenge is just so stupid, and it doesn't even work.....I never wanted to nuke Ireland when the IRA bombed England either......
Let's not let a memorial tribute turn into something negative.....

 

[El Camaleon]

I was 15 at the time and getting stoned when I should of been in school. Just being young and stupid.

 

[Eltortu]

I really don't want to offend anyone, but revenge is just so stupid, and it doesn't even work.....I never wanted to nuke Ireland when the IRA bombed England either......
Let's not let a memorial tribute turn into something negative.....

Well David, first, it was my opinion. Second, what you call "revenge" I call it justice. Third, I always read and research to educate myself and if my initial thought was wrong - on any matter - I will change my mind, but not on this subject. Fourth, yes I knew OBL was trained by the CIA in the 80's to fight the soviets. Fifth, the country of Afghanistan was run by the Taliban, who in turn were harboring OBL. Sixth, ten thousand times worse than Hiroshima/Nagasaki. That is my opinion.

 

[DavidBuchan]

Well David, first, it was my opinion. Second, what you call "revenge" I call it justice. Third, I always read and research to educate myself and if my initial thought was wrong - on any matter - I will change my mind, but not on this subject. Fourth, yes I knew OBL was trained by the CIA in the 80's to fight the soviets. Fifth, the country of Afghanistan was run by the Taliban, who in turn were harboring OBL. Sixth, ten thousand times worse than Hiroshima/Nagasaki. That is my opinion.

I guess I'm just more liberal than you are then, since I don't think nuking civilians is justice in any way, shape or form..........are you saying that nuking Afghanistan (a country)would be worse than Hiroshima (a city)?....if so, then I agree.