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Am I the only one that remembers all the flags on the homes? The coming to gether..."We will NOT forget?" For the first time I can remember this country came together as one mourning our loss.
At least I'm bold enough to stand before this train. Come and get me.
No you're not. Remember when Congress gathered together and sang?
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izb459vJ-8Q&feature=related[/ame]
God Bless America is still sung during the 7th inning stretch at baseball games? Budwiser aired this only once.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3eQmzw6n3k&feature=related[/ame]
And we had support of nearly the entire world
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqEBHKHaPy8&feature=related[/ame]
But in answer to the original question, yes. I think the gravist was when President Bush used the events of that day to morph the emotions we all felt and the yearning for retribution most of us had, into the invasion and occupation of Iraq.