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Please rebuild!! The Twin Towers is a representation of what New York is...without them, New York is incomplete!!
If the terrorists only got one tower, you can believe we would already see the second one rebuilt. Do not let the terrorsists win!
five years later........let's get some work done.
We should not back down to terrorists Rebuild the towers.
About time! Politicians don't seem to give a damn about what the people want.To do anything less then rebuild the towers as before or higher is a disgrace.
Yes, myself and many, many others would like to see the Twin Towers rebuilt as soon as possible, without delay. We can never claim victory in the war on terror without rebuilding the Twin Towers.
Rebuilding the towers higher than before would be an important act of self-assertion on the part of America, and an important demonstration to our enemies that we will not give in.
Let's make the skyline whole again. To do anything less would be a victory to those that wish to intimidate us.
I would like to see the twin towers rebuilt - not this Freedom Tower hooey. Since I moved to the East and all the time I worked downtown, they were a symbol of NY to me. To replace them with some fancy pants design would be a disappointment.
Rebuild the towers in the memory of all those who have fallen. Lets show the rest of the world that we will overcome the tragedy of 9/11!
Rebuilding the twin towers would be my dream come true. If they had destroyed the Statue of Liberty would we have replaced it with something else. NO! This new design looks like a twisted skeleton for some worlds fair. It's ugly! Get Donald Trump to rebuild the Twin Towers and it would never come down again. It would also be completed on time.
rebuild the towers the same way
Build them back the way they were and add another 30 stories to them! It is inconceivable that New York should be shamed into the ugliness that Libeskind design will bring onto our city! Let a private group deal with it and stop the interference!
Don't let ground zero be an open pit forever.
Don't let the terrorists win. Let's get on with it aleady !
We can rebuild the twin towers !
Let's rebuild the towers as they were, but taller still! That'll send the people who would tear down our way of life a clear message. Ain't gonna happen!
I think it's a wonderful idea to rebuild what we have lost. When you lose a home or a business, what do you do? Rebuild it. It's only right to rebuild the Twin Towers as they once were. The 2 same and tall buildings that we once looked upon and in hopes that our children and childrens children will be able to look upon and enjoy as we once did. Let's show the world that 9/11 didn't bring Us down by just letting It look like ground zero. Let our voices and hearts be heard and let's let the r
The terrorists wanted the towers gone to rebuild with nothing less then 2 more twin towers is a disgrace to all americans. They need to be rebuilt to show them We may get knocked down but from the ashes WE RISE UP stronger then before
I have believed and stated from the very beginning that the towers should be put back exactly as they were before the attack. That's the biggest "f" you I can think of to show tose bastards they will NOT change us or our way of life. Stay strong,never forget and GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!
If the Capitol Building, the White House, the Statue of Liberty had been destroyed, they would have been rebuilt as they were, because that would be the only way to truly defy the will of the terrorists. Why should the Twin Towers be any different?
Rebuild the Twin Towers, not the uninspiring freedom tower that means nothing to NYC and the people of the great USA. The dirty polititions who want the freedom tower build should be sent packing in discrace.
Rebuild
It is appalling that the Pentagon was rebuilt within a year of its 9/11 calamity, while here in NYC we still have an empty, lifeless pit almost five years on. REBUILD THE WTC AS IT WAS!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!
I have been in favor of rebuilding the original twin towers from the beginning. We must be defiant in the eyes of our enemies, and courageous in the eyes of our friends.
I also believe that the twin towers ought to be rebuilt in their original footprints.
We must listen to the spirits of the brave Americans who perished on 9/11. They shout in one voice: rebuild the towers!
Put them back or do not put anything!
REBUILD
If we do not Build eather the same but taller we have been defeated. We are a Strong Nation, We need to build the tallest building in the world, cause WE ARE NUMBER ONE.
Rebuild the Towers!
Restore the Skyline!!
Recover Completely!!!