[cyncooper]

As an official on duty on 9/11 she will never forget the sorrow she felt, nor the bravery of Americans.

We can move forward.

9/11 made possible sweeping changes in the way we can defend our country. President Bush created the Dept. of Homeland Security, lists other changes--sharing of info between FBI and CIA. Patriot Act to help catch terrorists,protect our character as a free and open society.

More structural reforms will likely be necessary.

[dawn53]

9/11 made possible sweeping changes in the way we can defend our country.

This is a good point.

Before 9/11 if we had tried to arrest the 19 Arabs from Saudi who were about to board the planes, and told the country it was because we thought they were going to fly planes into buildings, the left would have gone berserk.

You cannot speculate on actions taken before 9/ll because it is 9/11 that brought about changes that now make prevention of terror possible.