9/11

So I have a confession, this day way back when was the first time I heard of the World Trade Center, I don't know why I had never heard of the Twin Towers before, I knew of the Empire State Building, the Sears Tower, but never really heard or remember seeing the WTC, and I was stuck in first period for hours while my teacher was trying to find a radio so we could listen to what was happening, I didn't really know much until I got home and saw the devastation and suddenly my world got bigger and I found out about Osama and Middle East problems with Terrorism, I remember I spent days watching CNN wanting to know more. The more I learned the worse I felt though about the whole situation of America and the Middle East. No matter what we attempted to do over there it was like we stepped in with dirty hands and washed them in their drinking water. Our concerns have never really been about others, but how to sustain the wealth of the US. I don't want to say we brought the attacks on ourselves, because it wasn't those who died who caused it to happen. It was those who weren't even the victims who not only allowed it to happen, but also those who help create men like Osama in the first place by teaching him military tactics and providing arms to him and his armies. I wish our government had more concern for the sake of the American people, but their main priority is almost always a matter of greed over people. Our diplomacy is almost always a matter of greed and not a matter of prosperity. And the innocent are the ones who suffer. They are often the ones that can be heroes in times of tragedy and the ones who are stronger than the ones in power who use and abuse them like tools. With that I say my prayers and condolences to all those who have lost loved ones because of terrorism, violence, and senselessness. To the military make sure what your fighting for is for the sake of the people, and to the troops keep fighting the good fight, the fight that will make it so we don't have to fight no more. - J. Blue