NewsHour Special Reports: Terrorist Attack

U.S. Response

September 11
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Washington D.C.

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Reaction to the attack

Maria
Lindenhurst, NY

As the world looks on in disbelief.
We are a nation that is now in grief.
This devastation that everyone endures.
One may wonder will our nation be cured.
This heinous act that was forced upon us.
These unforgivable monsters that walk among us.
Our nation pulls together in this time of need.
With what this group did, just one bad seed.
We will overcome this tragedy you see.
For we are one nation and this we believe.
For all the tears that have been shed.
All the prayers that have been said.
No one will get away with this, I tell you now.
We are a strong nation and we are proud.
As we pray for our loved ones to come home once again.
People young and old have a message to send.
We are United together as one you see.
This is not our down fall, believe me indeed.
We will pull together in all walks of life.
To hunt you all down, and make you pay the price.

Jonathan
Chicopee, MA

I was scared I remember being at school when they told us about the tragedy. It was late in the school day, about noon. I wondered why they told us so long after it happened. Then they asked who had family in NY. Almost everyone raised their hand. Then they asked who was worried about their family - almost everyone put their hands down. I was one of the people who kept their hands up. I got angry because the people really were worried, you could tell they were. They were selfish and they did it to protect their "image."I was lucky enough to find out that my family had called my mother shortly after the tragedy to find out that they were ok. We shouldn't give up hope.

Subhartha
Sydney, Australia

Although I don't accept the terrorist attack on New York, I think that President Bush is blinded by wanting revenge against terrorism and you have to look it a broader context of why Arabs do what they do. If America attacks Afghanistan, then terrorism against America will be more frequent. America should be part of the solution not the problem and they should let the public see the evidence about the test done in Sudan to show that a pharmaceutical factory was been used to create Nerve gas as claimed by Bill Clinton. Do pass on my sympathy to the New Yorkers' families who died in the terrorist attack.

Abigail
New York, NY

What's Next? I'm 21 years old and I've never seen anything like this. Our parents witnessed Vietnam; our grandparents WWII; and now us. The older generations can't offer guidance since they've never seen a war like this. Where do we go from here?

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