The world was robbed of the 21st-century Twin Towers most of us always wanted.
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hey, great! i used to read ayn rand quite a bit so this all makes perfect sense to me and not only that but its simply the truth. thanks for having this!
In my opinion if New York does not rebuild the towers the terrorist have won this battle. I think the towers should be built back better and stronger as a memorial to the people who died there on September 11.
Build it bigger and better.
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?
Get them built.
It should never have been an option otherwise. And they should have been rebuilt in record time.
The way you discourage graffiti is to have it removed in the shortest amount of time possible!
I think to not rebuild the Twin Towers is an act of cowardice by our political leaders. I would be first on line to work at the top floors of the buildings.
Rebuilding them as they were sends a clear message, and its time to send that message.
The Twin Towers was integral to the NY skyline. We should build what we want, not let terrorists determine our future.
New York, without the twin towers, is a defeated city.
I was 8 on September 11, 2001. I did not know very much at the time. As the years passed, the twin towers kind of grew on me. Now, I've became a really big fan of them and wish that they were still standing... as a huge fan of the once glorious WTCs 1 and 2, rebuild them and not just that, make them higher, stronger, heck, make them the tallest buildings in the world, telling the terrorists " Don't screw with the twin towers."
God Bless America.....
Come and take it!
Let us not bow our heads and build a replacement complex that's only a shadow the size and importance of the original World Trade Center.
Richard Reeves
I never visited New York, but one thing I was fascinated about were the twin towers! I think the twin towers were like the "trade mark" of New York. When you talked to anyone about New York, the first thing you'd visualize were the twin towers. I really think that the rebuilding is the right thing to do, to honor the victims, the families and the city! Please restore the NY skyline, not only for the US, but for the whole world!
rebuild please
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.
if we rebuild the original towers, it will show our resolve as a country.
Please replace the original Towers, but taller...so that we can give a 2 digit salute to the "folks" who will never see 72 virgins, which will let me reclaim my birthdate as a happy occasion and tell the world that the Radio City Rockettes will be a part of the ribbon cutting ceremony to announce that "We're back!!!", with their best high kicks. God bless our President, country, military and patriotic citizens.
Beth Crews
Please rebuild the Twin Towers as a significant act that our world will not succumb to cowardly acts of terrorism.
We should rebuild the towers and put rocket launchers at the top of them so we can shoot down anything comin at them. I was in Manhattan on 9/11 and I can say that even after the years of fear that I have worked through I STILL think we should REBUILD THE TOWERS!!!!!!!!
It would be a great thing for our entire country if the same style and size building could be built. I do not like the weird, pointy alternate designs at all. God bless NYC!
- Jack
Looking forward to get the PATH train at WTC station, in a sunday morning, to go to St. Paul's Presbyterian Church - Newark - like I used to do when living in New York, 1n 1999.