On this 10th anniversary of 9/11, I still feel great sadness for those who perished and their families, anger toward the terrorist thugs who murdered them, and anger toward those in our government who have shamelessly exploited the victims’ memory for their own nefarious ends.
Considering this, the phrase “never forget” should apply to every aspect of remembering 9/11.
We should never forget the victims, first and foremost. Their tragic loss was one of America’s greatest losses and they can never be replaced. Our prayers should go out to their families, today and every day.
We should never forget that we will always have enemies in the world who want to harm us. Against any viable threat, we must always stand vigilant.
We should never forget those in our government who used the worst terrorist attack in our nation’s history as an excuse to launch completely unrelated wars, to do unprecedented damage to Americans’ historic liberties, to run roughshod over the Constitution, and to betray the Founders’ vision by savaging some of our most deeply held values.
The last decade has been a tragic one in countless ways. Few if any Americans would like to see it repeated.
On this 10th anniversary of 9/11 and every anniversary—never forget.
