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September 11, 2001. Another day to be remembered in infamy. Not since the attacks on Pearl Harbor has the nation been so devastated and ultimately so vengeful. Some think that the tragedy could have been prevented, and that President Bush knew about the planned attacks beforehand. I myself do not know about this, but I do know that the attacks did happen , and it changed the lives of Americans forever. Before the attacks on America, airport security was very lax in comparison to what it has been heightened to nowadays. Speaking to my sources, I understand that you could get to the airport, drop off your luggage and board the plane in a relatively short period of time. That today, is pretty much impossible from what I’ve gathered. Metal detectors and guards everywhere you turn. While quite a large hassle, I think that these checkpoints are needed in order to greatly lessen the odds of another terrorist slipping through the cracks and causing another incident. I’ll never forget where I was when I first learned the basic details of the attack. I was eating my lunch in mod 4 when I heard that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center in New York. I really didn’t understand the magnitude of the attacks until I got home however.
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