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How do you feel.... 2 years later?

I feel like we havent really done enough. I understand it isnt as easy asdroppin ga few bombs or killing a few guys. What I am talking about is all this pussy footing around we have to do in order to get something done. The most effective way it to do this but this group doesnt like how that is b/c it isnt playing nice so we change something. Most of these people that want to be nice and friendly dont seem to understand that the people we are going after arent and they want us dead. In my best estimation the way to eliminate more dead US troops and citizen and Allies is to simply terminate the lives of those who want us dead. That is how I feel in a very small nut shell.
Gary
 



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Very sad...

"Quran ( 9:11) -- For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah; and there was peace."


I think it backfired on them.:mad:


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Originally posted by ahhjaws
...."Quran ( 9:11) -- For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah; and there was peace.".......




ya know, that's an internet myth. That's not even close to what the Quran (Koran) actually says in verse 9:11
 






I was stick to my stomach still today. I was reading through a few news articles from then. I read the story of the people that took back control of the plane. How the families listed to their loved ones fight over the phone untill they crashed. How sad and horrific that had to be for the ones on the other end!

I hope they rest in peace!

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Originally posted by JDraper
ya know, that's an internet myth. That's not even close to what the Quran (Koran) actually says in verse 9:11

Verse 9. The Immunity.

[9.11] But if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, they are your brethren in faith; and We make the communications clear for a people who know.
 






We haven't done nearly enough to secure our own borders from enemy incursions. Our Mexican and Canadian borders are as porous as they have ever been. The check points may be more secure to offer us some false sense of security, but the frontier, the huge expanses of seldomly patrolled border is still open for terrorists to walk across side by side with the Mexican laborers who cross daily.
 






I am a member of the Nevada Air National Guard and after 9/11 I answered the call to duty and was activated to guard the Reno Airport. I was filled with pride to be able to do something in response to what happened.

Now I have answered the call again and I am back on active duty in support of Homeland Security. Serveral of my close friends from my unit are over in the "sand box" doing their duty. I really don't think the average Joe American appreciates what the military goes through to protect freedom. I wake up ever morning with a purpose and I gotta tell you, if feels good.

This morning brought back a lot of emotion to a lot of people, myself included. For me, life doesn't just go on. Every day that I show up to work, it reminds me of what those *******s did and why I am serving my country. God bless America, because this IS the land that I love.

In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children. - Title of Liberty
 






Originally posted by Climbnkd2
. . . I really don't think the average Joe American appreciates what the military goes through to protect freedom . . .

Maybe I'm not an "average Joe American," but I for one appreciate what is being done. IMHO, this struggle we are in will not be over quickly. It will be 'eternal vigilance' for the foreseeable future.

As far as the title of this thread??? How do I feel - two years later? Still upset about it. Of all the atrocities of that day, the images that stick in my mind are those of people above the WTC impact zones choosing the sure death of jumping to the sure death of incineration. Neither they nor any other American did anything to be forced into such a choice.

Damn the perpertrators of 911 and all who walk with them! No matter what we do, they will still hate us and try to do us harm.

So, Climbnkd2 and all others in uniform, thank you!:us:
 






In everyone's life there are moments that we never forget; the most powerful of which are moments that we share with millions of our fellow man. With the same clarity that my father has from when JFK was shot or when Pearl Harbor was bombed, I will always remember when Challenger exploded, terrorism came to America or Columbia fell from the sky. These are events that mark turning points in all of our lives.

So how do I feel two years later? I feel choked up when I see an officer consoling a small boy who lost his father. I feel pride in a world that came together, if only for a short time. I feel anger that we were caught off-guard. And I feel sympathy for those who lost loved ones.

But most importantly I feel fear. It's not overwhelming, and it isn't constant, but it's there. When the lights go out unexpectedly, or an explosion sounds in the distance, the first thing we think about is terrorism. And I keep hearing people say we can't feel fear or else the terrorists have won, but I've got news for you, thousands of innocent people died because we lacked fear, and no matter what we do, they're gone. Americans can never again feel that we're far enough removed to be safe. The terrorists won. And we can lock away everyone responsible, but that little boy is still growing up without his father.

But I think people forget how important fear is. Fear is perhaps the greatest motivator there is. Fear makes us more aware. It makes us more alert. And it makes us think about what might happen, and help us prepare against it. In short, fear helps us overcome. Without it we'd still be walking around blissfully ignorant, confident in our own superiority and painfully unprepared.

So how do I feel two years later? I feel fear, and I'm proud of it.
 






Originally posted by Webster3
Tex, do you mind telling us about your experience? Or do you have a thread about it? If you don't want to dredge it up that's OK too though.

Ed

I was only 2 blocks away from the WTC when they hit it. I saw people jumping out of windows 100 stories up. I was also glad to be able to help out at the site the next day with the recovery effort. If seeing people jump from the day before wasnt enough I was unfortunate enough to find remains in the rubble. I really dont talk about it all to much. Today has been especially hard with old memories coming back in the middle of class. I should have just stayed home.
 






Most of all, I feel anger. I am angry at the pussy ass towel headed terrorists. I was angry at them that day and I still get angry everytime I see images of them on TV or even see some in person. I can't help but think they have ties to some other terrorist in the damn sand box of the Middle East. I get this horrible rage everytime I see pictures of the buildings collapsing. I can't even control my anger sometimes and I just screaming obsenities about camel jockeys. I am also angry at myself that I didn't quit school after my freshman year and join the Marines, I regret that everyday.

Second, I feel sadness. I am overwhelmed with tears when I see some little kid who lost his father. That kid has to live without a father for the rest of his life because Osama is a pansy. My heart goes out to that little kid.

I remember where I was too. Had an 8 o'clock class that morning and leaving around 10:30 I saw a friend and she said that a plane had flown in the WTC. I kinda thought about it for a second and kept walking. I saw another friend on the way and he said that **** was goin down. I didn't understand cause I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, but my next professor filled us in and let us go to call our friends and family to make sure everyone was ok. I went back to my dorm room, turned on the TV and saw it. I saw the images over and over and over again until it was engraved in my head. I will never forget watching those images and just crying, crying out of the depths of my heart. Then the anger set in. I was so freakin pissed. I don't think I have ever been that mad a day in my life. I called my parents to let them know I loved them and see how they were. That was a rollercoaster of emotions of a conversation. Up and down; anger, tears, sighs of relief, but most of all anger. It was all there. How could someone do that too us? We are freakin America for God's Sake! The rest of the day and into the night I spent praying for the dead and missing and talking with friends and watching the TV for the latest developments. I will never forget...:us:
 






Brian, I hate to say it but I feel the same way... Mostly Anger... I know it's wrong to stereo type but WTF!!! Before 9/11 I would see someone that remotely looked of that race and the worst I would associate them with is Apu from the simpsons or the local 7/11 guy. Still wrong but not harmfull, more funny. Now I see someone like that on the street and I'm sad to say but it's really hard to hold back the dirty looks and anger towards that person or his people of origin. Call me ignorant, wrong, stupid, whatever... It's what 9/11 has caused me to feel towards that one group.
 






Originally posted by X~FACTOR
Verse 9. The Immunity.

[9.11] But if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, they are your brethren in faith; and We make the communications clear for a people who know.

Oops! My bad! Just found it on a website, and it fit. :D



I'm still really pissed!!!!
 






Currently avoiding turning the tv on, knowing they will use the violent bloodbath to boost their phucking ratings. Can't the news media shut the ***** up for a lifetime, and let people mourn? Beating it into our heads and opening old wounds up for the family's will not help them heal. CBS & Clear Channel stations here are carpet bombing the radio airwaves with people singing various american songs, playing sound clips of the planes ramming into the towers, etc. LEAVE US ALONE! The radio & TV waves are for the people, not evil corporate interests. You pricks sicken me that you would use a day of pain for alot of people to FATTEN YOUR DAMN WALLETS!

*steps off soapbox*

I hope that as time goes on, the family's are picking up and moving on. Mourning is not a bad thing, but It can kill if you live your life like that. Move on, but do not forgot the person(s), or you will go to your grave shell shocked, and missed out alot on life. Start a charity in their name. Be kind to other people. Keep the persons memory alive, but do not let it consume you. Look at John Walsh. Sure, he didn't lose anyone in 911, but he lost a kid to a sadistic freak :mad: Instead of buying stock in the kleenex company, and getting a dumpster parked out in front of house, and keeps filling it up with discarded kleenex, he got up from his chair, and now look at where he is. I am sure he still crys because of the son he lost, but instead of letting it eat him alive, he got active. Shouldn't everyone be doing this?

Start a soup kitchen.
Help the homeless.
Go help/start a community outreach program.

Turn the radio off, turn the tv off, put the kleenex away, and go do something for the good of the world, and yourself.

Food for thought.

Dane

P.S. Put the checkbook away. After the towers came down, out came the red cross and lots of people armed with checkbooks. Remember the reports of money going missing out of the 9-11 fund that the redcross was supposed to share amongest the victims? Signing your name on a dotted line and dropping it in the mail is not enough. Find a great charity, and/or hit the pavement running. Research and beware of the charity's, as some are nothing more then Enron with a pretty face on them.
 






Click this link. I AGREE 100% with whats said. This is from a local radio station. they do a segment called "what hotwings thinks" during the morning. its mostly a guy making fun of stuff but i liked what he had to say during the anniversary today.


I feel this way too
 






Originally posted by Texplorer
I was only 2 blocks away from the WTC when they hit it. I saw people jumping out of windows 100 stories up. I was also glad to be able to help out at the site the next day with the recovery effort. If seeing people jump from the day before wasnt enough I was unfortunate enough to find remains in the rubble. I really dont talk about it all to much. Today has been especially hard with old memories coming back in the middle of class. I should have just stayed home.

Thanks for sharing Tex. It must have been hell.

Ed
 






I remember where i was. I was in the army and getting up for PT in Hawaii. Then we were told what happened and ordered to get in BDU's and draw weapons then tell our loved ones we wouldn't be home for a while. It still chokes me up to see the amount of support for our troops. GO ARMY
 






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