If there is a 9/11 scale attack on US soil in the next 24 months

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Originally Posted by Danzig

i doubt it. everyone understands trauma and tragedy, and a lot of people are affected. folks down here had relatives and friends there. i don't understand why people who live there think they have a monopoly on understanding how things really were.

D, I believe that people around the whole country were affected. Sure people had family and friends in those buildings. For a while no one knew how many planes were comprimised and where they were heading. Not to mention what the future implications of the days actions were going to be for evreyone else.

As far as the monopoly goes, I do believe that unless you were there, you really have no idea how scary the whole situation was. People saw the whole thing unfold on TV, but there were people who expierenced/lived it. The whole world saw the 2nd plane hit the building on live TV. I felt the heat from the explosion being about 100 yards away. Everyone saw the buildings collapse, but there were people still in the actually building, in the immediate area and adjacent buildings. There was just so much going on and so much confusion. Should we stay in the building? Should we head for the bridge? I am sure that the whole country felt the sadness and the anger watching on tv, but if you were in downtown NY on 9/11/01 you were just trying to get out of there alive.

I am sure the same applies for the people that lived the same nightmare at the pentagon.