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Thanks for your reply. I understand how you feel I think. It's an emotional subject. Like I said, I would prefer "Let's Roll!" in hundred-foot-high stone.

So it's not the effect I would go for, were it up to me.

We're gonna disagree in how it can be interpreted. And ultimately:

It seems like the intent here was…

It is going to come down to designer intent. And I don't know how we determine that. If we read the memorial site, your view of intent is not there. Again, it's still not my preferred intent. But they're not saying it's purpose is to try to "to heal the differences between America and Mecca" either.

Can we believe them? I dunno. In the end, perhaps the intent will be determined more by Americans who visit the memorial and who carry forth the spirit of those heroes, such as Todd Beamer, than by the shape of the memorial.

I can hope so anyway...