The world was robbed of the 21st-century Twin Towers most of us always wanted.
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Rebuild them. It's the right thing to do.
There is a hole in the NY skyline that can only be filled by rebuilding the Twin Towers. Anything less and the bad guys win.
Rebuild both in New York, then build one in Afghanistan and another in Iraq. Good ideas should populate the globe.
Mark McMahan
Birmingham, Alabama
The twin towers need to return, perhaps even taller and stronger as a symbol that America cannot be broken.
This has always seemed the most appropriate memorial to me-- and to build them even taller than before. I am so glad the horrible Museum of Leftism and Hating America was rejected... and now that it is, perhaps we can go the rest of the way and unabashedly affirm our national pride.
I SAY BUILD IT BIGGER AND TALLER THAN BEFORE. THAT IS THE SIGN OF THE GREATNESS OF AMERICA
1 story higher and stronger. Period.
I have been saying since Sept. 12th 2001 that they should be rebuilt bigger and better. All the other ideas were simply stupid. REBUILD THE TWIN TOWERS!!!
rebuild!!!!
Do what should be already completed - rebuild the towers and defy terror!
Build the Towers back bigger than they were before! God Bless all those who perished....
Rebuild, maybe even one foot taller.
-Dan
Build them back up! The terrorists HATED those towers, they represented something that was despicable to the terrorists but beautiful to Americans...Freedom, democracy and capitalism. The terrorists celebrated when they fell, they laughed and congratulated themselves for their ingenuity. Show them what we are made of. Show them that no matter what they do, we can recover. We can make the towers rise again out of the rubble.
I support the idea of rebuilding the original towers. The only thing better would be to build a third tower, or to build nothing on the site and make it a national park. Now that would be a proper use for eminent domain. But the current design is awful. Plus, to build some other structure on the very footprint of the towers seems disrespectful. Either rebuild the originals, or don't build anything.
We must never forget what 9/11 meant to our nation. It should spur us all on to greater virtue and all that is best about our Nation and its people: freedom, honor, compassion, justice, neighborliness, fear of God, a sense of brotherhood, respect for life, self-sacrifice. People like George Soros are sworn enemies of the USA and all it stands for. He and those infamous, America-hating traitorous, God-less individuals like him should be promptly escorted to our borders and evicted from our land.
Rebuild now!We are the people! Not the press!
It's time to be decisive. Rebuild the Towers.
What greater way to show that evil will not prevail.
Than to restore that which evil tried to take away.
There's a hole in the skyline above New York City. The terrorists made that hole and would love to permanently alter that unique skyline. Only by rebuilding the twin towers do we deny them their permanent victory. Part of fighting back is making things right again. There would be no greater memorial to those who were killed and injured at WTC bombing in 1993 and the WTC attack in 2001 than to rebuild the towers. I'm sure somebody has the blueprints somewhere. Let's stop wasting time!!!!
The Towers need to go back up. Nothing less will do to discourage the enemy, to show that all they do will come to nothing.
The grand re-opening of the Twin Towers would be a great day in USA history. It would show the resolve of this country to anyone who wants to attack us.
Rebuilding the twin towers exactly as they were is the best and only way to show our resolve in the face of our enemies. Some meak alternative only serves as a sign that we lack the resolve to stand against them.
Rebuild the Twin Towers , seems like a no-brainer
Don't you politicians get it !...It's " WE THE PEOPLE." who rule , not you the politicians. Many Americans are getting fed up wih you not listening and soon trust me , many of you in Congress and else where will be out of a job ! Re-build the Twin Towers, that's what the public wants , you need to obey us , the American people.......
Rebuild the towers!!
great idea
It is one of those DUH! moments. Of course we rebuild.
Robert A. Hudson
I have agreed with this idea since the attack and I truly believe that this is the best thing for our country. I know there are many people that don't agree with this idea and we all know their true intentions are to keep America down because they are jealous. I stand for our President, our troops, their mission and rebuilding this marvelous structure. I know we will win the fight and one-day we will all have peace.
EMC Temecula, CA
The Twin Towers should be rebuilt exactly as they were. It would be the best sign to the terrorists that no matter what they do, they can never win (as well as a big f-you to them). Rebuild them, and put a 9/11 memorial right on the top floor to go along with the panoramic New York view!
Rebuild our towers.
Building freedom and an enlightened civilization is what Americans have done to improve the human condition, for over 200 years.
The destruction of freedom's light and it's promise of human progress is what the Islamists are avowed to accomplish.
Show them that they will never be successful in their cynical celebration of death and destruction.
Stand up for American values.
Rebuild our towers.
This would truely show the indominability of a free society. I would say that the new towers should be even taller!
Put it back as it was. A Former Marine Vet
It would seem that many of our elected leaders, both at the state and federal level, are vastly out of touch with the will of thier constituents. We Americans have overcome many horrific chapters in our history. And we will overcome the threats to peace in our time. The American spirit is unbeatable. Period. No cave dwelling barbarians in the Middle East will ever change that. REBUILD.
Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead!
I would like to see the Towers re-built as a slap in the face of the terrorists would took so much away from us on 9/11. I think it would say to them we are back, bigger and better than before. You can not thwart the resilent spirit of the American People!
Rebuilding the towers is the best way of showing the terrorists that they cannot change New York's skyline, and that no matter what they do we'll outlast them and we're better than them.