I personally want to see the towers rebuilt bigger than before. Our elected officials should, for once, listen to what the people have to say.
— Peter Martucci / Metro New Yorkers
REBUILD THE TWIN TOWERS! Nothing has rewarded the jihadhists more than the ongoing sight of a world landmark wiped off the face of the earth.
— Dan Taylor / Citizen of Other Nations
We don't let terrorists do our urban planning for us. The Twin Towers were meant to stand forever and they should be rebuilt.
— Darin Allan / All Other Americans
I travel widely accross the US, an when the topic arises, I have never heard a single person indicate a preference for any option other than rebuilding the WTC.
— Doug Reuben / Business Supporters
Rebuilding the Twin Towers should have been a foregone conclusion... nobody suggested turning the collapsed section of the Pentagon into a garden/park/waterfall.
— Tom Insley / Citizens of Other Nations
The rebuilding of the Twin Towers is a moral imperative... That would be the greatest tribute and a lesson for generations to come.
— Tom Insley / Citizens of Other Nations
Terrorism is a war of symbols. That is why the Towes were targeted, and that is why they must be rebuilt.
— Lawrence Smith / All Other Americans
We owe it to the people to rebuild the towers bigger and better than before and show the world that we cannot and will not be intimidated.
— Albert Benavidez / All Other Americans
The decision to rebuild or not rebuild them will have a significant cultural and historical impact for centuries.
— Edgardo Donovan / Our Armed Forces and Families
Any "alternative" design for the WTC will simply become the Osama Bin Laden memorial. Stand firm! Rebuild the Towers!
— Martin Sullivan / Our Armed Forces and Families

The world was robbed of the 21st-century Twin Towers most of us always wanted.

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Johan LopezCitizens of Other Nations
10/6/2010

I am a 13 yr old boy who LOVES the twin towers.I rlly wanted to visit them..but they're gone..The twin towers were the most beautiful buildings ive ever seen in my life and always will be.I rlly wanted to see them stand again but 9 YEARS AND I STILL SEE NOTHING THERE! IM TIRED OF WAITING, I WANT THE TWIN TOWERS BACK!! I HATE THE FREEDOM TOWER,AND THE NEW WTC.IF WE DONT REBUILD THE OLD WTC THEN THAT SHOWS HOW WEAK WE ARE AND THAT WE LOST TO THE TERRORISTS.WE NEED TO REBUILD THE TWIN TOWERS,AND SHOW HOW STRONG AMERICANS ARE,STAND BACK UP,DONT GIVE UP,THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE, JUST BELIEVE AND ACHIEVE.

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