The Glass House
On September 10, 2001, Americans were going about their daily routines and feeling completely secure. Americans felt that their government was going to protect them. The average American is concerned with what is happening in their own life and the lives of the people around them. This average person is concerned with what is going on at work, where they will be going out to dinner that weekend, how cool it would be to have that shiny new car down at the car lot. I was one of these people.
September 11, 2001 started out just like any other day for me. I was not particularly interested in getting up for work and wished that I could sleep a little bit longer. I got up and roused my kids. I always turn on Fox News in the morning to kind of see what is going on in the world and...BAM!
President George W. Bush at Al Asad Airbase declar...
U.S. Service members gather around President Georg...
U.S. President George W. Bush meets with troops an...It looked liked something out of a movie. It had to be some kind of special effect shot for a movie that was being made. Nothing like this could happen in my country. We are too strong. Who would dare be stupid enough to do something like this to us? This does not happen to America on our own soil. This happens in Beirut or Israel, not here.
Then the second plane hit. I felt a fear that I have never known before. America was under attack. But who would be crazy enough to do something like this? This was different than the Oklahoma City bombing. I cannot explain why I felt it was different. Then the news of the Pentagon being hit came across the news. My fear shifted to something new. I was beginning to feel anger. This is my country! I was ready to...