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I believe that by not rebuilding the Twin Towers we will make a very bad mistake. We will be saying that the terrorists have won we rebuilt the Pentagon. After the White House was burned down after the 1812 war it was rebuilt. Why not the Twin Towers?
God Bless America.....
the original twin tower buildings were a part of our majestic new york city skyline.they are sorely missed along with all of the heros that died there, too.the world trade center brought all races,colors and creeds together into a community-like working environment.the twin towers represented strength for new york city.build them back with a 100% safer infrastructure!God bless.
Please rebuild the Twin Towers as a significant act that our world will not succumb to cowardly acts of terrorism.
I want the twin towers back- then new york city will be whole again. They should be rebuilt to defy the terrorists.
The Twin Towers played an important part in each and every person's life who perished on that fatal day. Some earned a living there, while others supplied the needs of this miniature city within a city so large as to have it's own zip-code. The only true way to memorialize those we lost is to rebuild the towers as they were with an additional floor on each tower to serve as a memorial for victims.
Very early on I thought we should rebuild the towers exactly as they were before. This would send a message to the Jihadists and the world that we will not be defeated, that we will rebuild and rise again. If twin towers were to be built again, they would need extremely high security inside and outside- that would be my only concern. And would they get tenants?
I strongly agree that the towers should be rebuilt as tall or taller than they were before.
I live 70+ miles away from Ground Zero, but work less than a block away. It is depressing to not see the 2 proud towers standing there anymore. My Grandfather worked on the towers at some point during construction. The Twin Towers always made me feel good every time I saw them from any angle and any distance.
I want to see them again.
The twin towers need no improvement;just our vigilance!
We will never know the real reason for the attacks.No matter how much some one thinks they know.We however not just as Americans, but as people must stop the hate.What does violence solve?You can win a war but what does it mean? How do you fight an idea?How do you fight a war when the enemy is an opinion based on what we dont know? The war is in ourselves.Someone has to be the better person and initiate it.Starting with building the towers the way they were, and rebuild ourselves on both sides.
I want to say that i'm very ANGRY that someone would do such a thing. I remember exactly where I was 5 years ago. If it was another event, I wouldn't have remembered but this event was so terrifying, so tragic that it is stuck in my mind and heart forever. On september 11th, 2001, i was sitting on the left side of my grade 6 class sitting beside my bestfriend and when i was listening, I started to cry. I was scared out of our own sake in canada. I was terrified and it brings me to tears.
Today is 9/11/06 A couple of day's ago I thought that the best thing to do is rebuild the II's towers Just mightier & stronger. I never thought this way b4 but if they
build the freedom tower it's going to be a hollow victory. These II's were Majestic they went on forever into the sky, they were the cities BIG Protective Brother. We the People of America and it's Allies must Build them again. You cannot replace the mona lisa with a lesser painting.
PLEASE REBUILD! I think about this every day of my life!
The solution is so simple. You replace what was lost, and make it better.
I would like to see New York become the city I remember. Before the cowards who sucker punched us. I like Donald Trump's version of re-build the towers one floor higher.
I also would like to dismantle the UN and free up prime NYC waterfront property. Re-locate the diplomats to new digs at the new World Trade Center.What better place for them to work from? The top floors of the new trade centers should contain any memorials. Also the replacement of the towers would be fitting tribute to all.
I agree 100% that the only thing that should go back on that spot are original design of the lost towers. Nothing else will work in that spot. Don't let progress in construction destroy the beautiful skyline that we had. We owe it to the many lost to give them back what was there.
I cant think of a better thing to do than build those towers again just the way they were, can you believe the incredible message that would sent, it says: YOU CANT CHANGE ARE WAY OF LIVING, YOU HAVE NO POWER TO DESTROY US, YOU TAKE US DOWN WE GO UP STRONGER AND BETTER,a memorial tower is a: "you hurt us, you won"...well no!!! Lets build the meorial somewhere else, but as we rebuild those stronger towers we rebuild a solid strong America, and those towers are not going down never again.
Don't put some phony memorial in. Show the world we have what it takes to overcome evil and build some beautiful, new towers in place of the old. We are a victorious people and we'll stand for nothing less. Thank you.
The twin towers were a national monument known the world over. Having them back in their original condition will only increase their presitige and ours. There is no reason to re-invent the wheel. Please just repair the damage to our NYC skyline and show the world the indestructable ROCK that our country is.
I've believed in your cause since 9/11. The twin towers should be rebuilt better then ever as state of the art "green" buildings with passive and active solar heating and cooling systems, an in house water treatment recycling plant, etc. Lets show the world that we americans have the will and the smarts to build self sustaining environmentally friendly fully functional building that can be a model for the rest of the world!!!!
Richard Aloia
Build em back, taller and stronger!
I watched the towers go up and was proud. I watched them crash down and was stunned, distraught and enraged. They need to be built again, to show the jihadis that we are stronger than they are. They can knock us down but we will stand again. I don't live in NJ now, but I grew up there and still consider it home.
Nothing other than the original structure would be unacceptional. We are a strong city, and should rebuild the World Trade Center just as it was, and add a memorial level for those who lost their lives. Show those terrorists they did not win...
God Bless America and Pray for those lost to us. Preserve the memory by rebuilding the towers - our symbolic tribute to those who perished.