Simply not true.
Are you kidding? There was a huge outpouring of support. You have a very selective memory.
You must realize that the people in France were at restaurants and concerts and sporting events. Not money-grubbing capitalists working their asses off in the financial district of NY.
That’s not true. I remember all-night vigils in the UK and Japan, lights being dimmed, moments of silence, all over the civilized world, even in Russia and France. It was quite touching.
Not true, their was a huge outpouring of support from around the world after 9-11.
That support started to wane when, you know, we actually did something to strike back. Much of the world likes lighting candles, silent vigils, singing kumbaya, but many/most of these people recoil when one actually uses violence to fight back.
You are completely wrong on this.
Well, then I stand humbly corrected. I was too pre-occupied, traumatized with the tragedy of 9/11 to remember
seeing any o it.
Fourteen cows were given to the people of the United States this week by members of a Masai tribe who live in a remote village near Kenya’s border with Tanzania. The tribe sent the cows — the most precious gift they can give — to help America recover from the terrorist attacks.
I am sorry, you are wrong, it was HUGE. Perhaps they have gotten more creative today, but for a brief moment in time, I believe the majority of the world actually felt sorry for us.....
Please make the whining stop.
I thought the speech the British PM gave was very good. He said we are all Americans now.
An illustration - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xwrX-LN9-L0
As I said, I don’t recall any show of support, sympathy for the US, post 9/11 and once again apologize for having expressed myself in such egregiously ignorant manner. The attacks in France jogged bitter memories for me and of 9/11 that I now realize was misplaced anger, animosity for what happened to the US against the French.
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The USS Winston Churchill is an Arleigh Burke class AEGIS guided missile destroyer, commissioned March 10, 2001, and is the only active US Navy warship named after a foreign national. If you haven't served onboard a Navy ship "Manning the Rail" is a ceremony usually reserved for only high ranking dignitaries, such as Heads of State.
Dear Dad,http://www.dotzen.org/tributes/navysalute.htmlWell, we are still out at sea, with little direction as to what our next priority is. The remainder of our port visits, which were to be centered around max liberty and goodwill to the United Kingdom, have all but been cancelled. We have spent every day since the attacks going back and forth within imaginary boxes drawn in the ocean, standing high-security watches, and trying to make the best of our time.
It hasn't been that fun I must confess, and to be even more honest, a lot of people are frustrated at the fact that they either can't be home, or we don't have more direction right now. We have seen the articles and the photographs, and they are sickening. Being isolated as we are, I don't think we appreciate the full scope of what is happening back home, but we are definitely feeling the effects. About two hours ago the junior officers were called to the bridge to conduct Shiphandling drills. We were about to do a man overboard when we got a call from the Lutjens (D185), a German warship that was moored ahead of us on the pier in Plymouth, England. While in port, the Winston S. Churchill and the Lutjens got together for a sports day/cookout on our fantail, and we made some pretty good friends. Now at sea they called over on bridge-to-bridge, requesting to pass us close up on our port side, to say good-bye.
We prepared to render them honors on the bridge wing, and the Captain told the crew to come topside to wish them farewell. As they were making their approach, our Conning Officer announced through her binoculars that they were flying an American flag. As they came even closer, we saw that it was flying at half-mast. The bridgewing was crowded with people as the Boatswain's Mate blew two whistles- Attention to Port- the ship came up alongside and we saw that the entire crew of the German ship were manning the rails, in their dress blues. They had made up a sign that was displayed on the side that read "We Stand By You."
Needless to say there was not a dry eye on the bridge as they stayed alongside us for a few minutes and we cut our salutes. It was probably the most powerful thing I have seen in my entire life and more than a few of us fought to retain our composure. It was a beautiful day outside today. We are no longer at liberty to divulge over unsecure e-mail our location, but we could not have asked for a finer day at sea.
The German Navy did an incredible thing for this crew, and it has truly been the highest point in the days since the attacks. It's amazing to think that only a half-century ago things were quite different, and to see the unity that is being demonstrated throughout Europe and the world makes us all feel proud to be out here doing our job.
After the ship pulled away and we prepared to begin our man overboard drills the Officer of the Deck turned to me and said "I'm staying Navy."
I'll write you when I know more about when I'll be home, but for now, this is probably the best news that I could send you. Love you guys.
President Chirac flew into New York from Washington, where he had become the first foreign head of state to meet President Bush since the attacks on the United States last week.In New York, he flew over the area now known as Ground Zero, where rescue workers are clearing up the wreckage and recovering bodies from what remains of the World Trade Center.
Yeah we did. It was pre-social media so some of what we’ve seen this weekend couldn’t happen. But there was a lot of global sympathy.
Even if what you insinuate is true, so what?
Worth watching and remembering - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=djo12DqE9-4