Yes but there were MANY other attacks. Americans didn't seem to GET those either. We should have. There were plenty of dead people under the watch of Reagon, Bush, and Clinton. Carter as well. It wasn't like it just started. Clinton didn't get it. He should have...but didn't. It took 9/11 to bring it home I guess. Sadly.
I think part of the problem with "american will" is the fact that we have an internal turf war.
We have a war with lawyers who think all disputes should be resolved via judicial settings. They don't understand the language of the "punch in the nose".
court orders are not effective against bullets.
No wonder the Clintons were so desperate to censor this.