Certainly, the murder of civilians for political statement did not just begin on September 11, 2001.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I am not a 'defender' of the September 11 attacks, but simply pointing out that if U.S. foreign policy results in massive death and destruction abroad, we cannot feign innocence when some of that destruction is returned.
Although September 11 was horrible, it didn't threaten the survival of the human race, like nuclear weapons do.
Sept. 11 was a shock to the whole world.
In 2001, terrorism was fought in a completely different way.
The country was not focused on terrorism before September 11th.
I think it is tragic that a situation should arise where civilians on any side are killed. But it is almost a cliche to say that it is virtually unavoidable and this isn't unique to us alone.
We were told that we were attacked on 9/11 because the terrorists hate our freedoms and democracy ... not for the real reason: because the Arab Muslims who attacked us hate our Middle Eastern foreign policy.
On September 11, the murders of World Trade Center employees and visitors took the lives of numerous nationalities, ethnic groups and religious followers.
There were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack.
I cannot imagine a context that would some day, in some manner, make the monstrous crime of September 11 an understandable or comprehensible political act.