Our hope is that retaliation measures will be equally as swift and thorough. Where a tragedy such as this brings a country together, it is amazing to me to listen to talk radio and hear some callers say how war is not the answer. How we should not put ourselves on the level of terrorist causing senseless destruction and death. It would not be appropriate to comment on just how misinformed these people are. I will only say this.
Every action has a reaction.
Our Nation's reaction to this terrorist action will determine what kind of message we send to the world as to how much tolerance we have towards terrorism. I heard a talk show radio host say he supported arresting the responsible persons, bringing them to justice, and locking them away forever. When you think about these animals watching Cable TV in prison for the rest of their lives, working out in the weight room, eating 3 meals a day, and writing daily letters to their comrades back home, think about something else. Think about being at work in the World Trade Center having your morning cup of coffee and the nose of a 767 jetliner being flown by terrorist smashing through your office and ending your life and the lives of thousands in an instant inferno. Think about being the Husband or Wife of the Firefighters or Police Officers who lost their lives in that carnage.