The whole purpose of those attacks was to drive those contractors out. Lots of them had to leave. They were terrified.
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There was so much fear after 9/11, and that fear caused people to make the wrong decisions.
The 1993 Trade Center bombing was obviously frightening. It could have been much worse than it was.
In the wake of the events of 11 September 2001, it now seems clear that the shock of the attacks was exploited in America.
I visited the Pentagon a few days after September 11, and I still remember so vividly the smell of terror surrounding the entire building and complex. I was angry that such a brutal act of violence was committed against innocent people.
The factories were heavily bombed, but practically the construction work had been redone very quickly.
Back on September 11, terrorists attacked our metropolitan cores, two of America's great cities. They did that because they knew that was where they could do the most damage and weaken us the most.
The effects of the attacks against health facilities emanate far beyond those immediately killed and injured. They demolish routine and lifesaving health care for all. They make life impossible. Full stop.
They were terrified that we were going to become an anti-war kind of platform.
During the aftermath of Katrina, National Guard troops were positioned on every block to establish a sense of safety and source of help for the people in need. They did not leave communities until people were safe and sound.
The use of these techniques against these terrorists made us safer. It really did work.
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