September 11th

I just finished watching the second part of The Path to 9/11 and now have some conflicting feelings. I'm really disappointed that they took an event such as 9/11 and fictionalized parts of it. I'm not sure how much of the movie was fiction versus fact, however, I am completely shocked that there wasn't more fallout from the various intelligence agencies that dropped the ball and let people slip through the cracks. The only thing that I can wish for is that people become informed with the facts of what really happened and made their own, informed decisions on what happened, and use that knowledge at the polls.

The events of September 11, 2001 were so devastating to everyone. While I didn't personally know anybody who perished in any of the events of that horrible day, I can try to sympathize with those people who lost a love one; I can only imagine how each anniversary brings home their loss, especially when all the news channels repeatedly show the clips of the planes crashing into the towers. What really broke my heart today was an article I read on MSNBC.com that said that the pregnant widows from 9/11 are now having to answer to their children (who are would be between 4 and 5 years old) about what happened to their dad and why he isn't around. That is too sad for words.

What are we doing about preventing such attacks from happening in the future? I have some doubts about what our administration is doing to tackle this topic. This is a real hot topic these days and everyone seems to have passionate views about it. I'm hopeful that people will remain steadfast in their views, filter through the campaign advertisements as the elections near, and vote with that same passion.