CNN Remembers: 9/11 20 Years After, A Special Report
By Chester E. Jakoff and Carla Marx, CNN
Updated 11:11 AM ET, Saturday September 11,
2021
(CNN)- Who among us doesn’t recall the mostly peaceful events
of that beautiful Tuesday morning 20 years ago when some people, labeled “insurgents”
by those on the far right, did some things? Nineteen Middle Easterners from
mostly upstanding and respected families, some including austere religious
leaders, became so frustrated at the blatant and continual xenophobic, transphobic,
Islamophobic, and homophobic behavior of the United States that they finally
lashed out a bit, and inappropriately at that. Thankfully, the irritated “insurgents”
were only successful in hijacking and directing three out of four airliners or
the resulting damage could have been worse. Sadly, the Suburban Cowboy, then
President George W. Bush, overreacted to the mayhem and put the U.S. on an ugly
and vicious path of retribution and revenge, one which lasted until President
Barack Obama (praise and peace be forever upon him) wisely steered the nation
toward a path of peace and harmony with all. Unfortunately, the progress made
by the Obama administration has been all but obliterated by President Trump and
Vice-President Pence, who have courted and fomented violence at home and
abroad, and the nation tragically finds itself more divided than ever. Let us
all hope that the nascent Biden administration can now bring us all together,
heal our wounds, and save the union.
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