Sept. 11 was a shock to the whole world.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
September the 11th was a huge shock in the United States. It was the first time you had been hit at home in your own territory by terrorist on this scale.
The tragedy of September 11th was so sudden, so enormous, and so horrendous, both in terms of lives lost and global consequences, that this country and the world went into immediate and prolonged shock.
I wasn't in any way a kind of soothsayer or not surprised when Sept. 11 happened. I was absolutely shocked.
September 11th was a moment when America had the sympathy of the world.
The whole world has changed after September 11th.
9/11 was a terrible, horrific, tragic day.
September 11 awoke us to the threat of terrorism. It was forever bookmarked in our history as the day when life as Americans knew it, changed forever.
I must have been one of the least surprised people on earth on September 11. I felt very braced for that. I knew something like that was going to come.
September 11 stands on its own as a terrible tragedy.
I think 9/11 affected everybody in one way or another.
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