Still Smoldering Ten Years after 9/11--Yet Still Hopeful

The 10 year anniversary of 9/11 has come and gone but historian Gil Troy still makes it a point to announce his anger. In his blog he discusses how furious he feels towards the causes of 9/11. He claims that in our culture it is said to be better to move on, yet he remains enraged. I couldn’t say I agree with his statement. Along with many other aspects, the attack on 9/11 definitely brought anger to America and I would say many still hold that anger close.

He goes on to discuss his anger that so many good people lost their lives. Over three thousand innocent people were taken on this day. In the same paragraph he mentions that most were “either white collar male professionals.” He states that the media was sketchy and naming this fact. I wonder why he felt the need to. Troy goes on further to discuss his anger towards anti-Americanism. He makes the point that Al-Qaeda resents American power, success, and freedom. Most would agree, but can it not be also true for other, more specific reasons as well?

Troy continues with his anger of radical leftists and Islamists preaching their beliefs in Europe, even though it supports sexism, theocracy, homophobia, etc. They are spreading anti-Americanism, and yet would they not have this right here in the U.S.? He then criticizes Bill Clinton for not more actively chasing Bin Laden and for George Bush who failed to notice the threat. I don’t know how fair it was to specifically mention these two but Troy goes further to analyze how in the 2000 presidential campaign reporters and politicians mainly ignored the issue of terrorism. I question how big terrorism was an issue before 9/11. He also states that 9/11 could have been avoided if the CIA and FBI had better cooperation. Again I inquire, what was amiss in the communication between the two?

Troy ends with a positive note. He describes his pride in America, for on a day of tragedy Americans united. On that day there were no racial, social, or religious differences. Everyone was an American who did what they could to help.
http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/141731.html