The world was robbed of the 21st-century Twin Towers most of us always wanted.
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defiance !!!
Dear Sir or Madam,
I truly believe that we should rebuild the twin towers and to increase it's size. The current planned Freedom Towers is not the right choice for that particular building site.
Rebuilding the Twin Towers would send a clear message to the rest of the world that we will not tolerate Terrorists who want to take our freedoms away from us.
I also Love the design of the Freedom Tower but not for that site.
Sincerely Yours,
Thomas LaPrade
I saw these building fall, and I want to see them rebuilt 10 stories higher!
Please build an exact replica of the Twin Towers and devote some of the space to a memorial. Let it be a sign to all that we stand united against our enemies. How dare they try to undermine our way of life, freedom and our American dream.
Just do it!
The defiance is simply beautiful.
repair the NYC skyline!
Rebuild them just as they were!!!
Had not thought about it, but now that enough time has gone by, makes sense. Let's give the enemy a black eye. BUILD THEM!
Rebuild the towers as they were OR TALLER!
just rebuild them !
To quote a famous WWII general -- "Nuts!"
Build them the way they were -- stick it to the evil that brought them down!
They could have built 3 World Trade Centers in the time they've been messing around!
The greatest nation must have the tallest towers. They've got to be taller, and let's make sure we have the TWO tallest sky scrapers in the world - and the best, most honorable memorial money can buy.
REBUILD THE TWIN TOWERS FOR ALL AMERICANS!!!!
I grew up on Long Island. I remember being at relatives in Astoria, & if the night's lighting was right you could see the tops of the Towers. I remember standing up against the side of the Tower's unique architecture and looking straight up in amazement at such a feat of engineering & construction. I remember taking my wife to the the top of the Tower. And I remember watching in horror & disbelief when the Towers came crashing down, my heart burst open that day, life has never been the same.
Re-build it bigger and better!
A complete rebuild of the original twin towers sends a powerful message to the world that America will NOT be intimidated by terrorists and swayed by frightened, politically-correct politicians / policy makers having us believe that the towers should be replaced with an ugly twisted wreck of incongruent angles and call that a 'freedom tower'.
If I were in charge the towers would be rebuilt identically with a few extra floors at the top - Americana...baby...
REBUILD!!
We got to stick up for what is right.
The Twin Towers is what America stands for.
Lets rebuild them the way they were.
Although I don't live there now, I was born and raised in New York and will always consider myself a New Yorker.
Rebuild the Twin Towers!
What part of REBUILD don't the politicians understand?
There would be no better example of the resilience of the American people than to re-build the Twin Towers.
Build It!
Put me down for supporting a larger more imposing structure or structures that better reflects a willingness to stand as the leader against extremism as we forge into the New Millenia.
American memorials should be reinforced with a hearty measure of resolve. Rebulding the twin towers is the ONLY way to show that the fascist murderers who attacked us cannot change or destroy our way of life. Let's put politics, money and investment arguments aside for once, especially for those who died on 9/11.
Do the right thing. Rebuild the twin towers.
rebuild like trump suggested. stronger, better, and add some floors to make them bigger. end of story.
Build them back... higher with the highest floor housing the memorial!
Why give in to terrorists?
Build the towers back with one extra story on each.
Rebuild them!
Rebuild them already! It should have been done three times over by now!
I’m not really sure why I want to present another target for rabid Muslim terrorists; but I believe that there are other targets on a list somewhere. To not rebuild the towers is an acknowledgment that the rabid Muslims won the day. We shouldn’t allow the empty New York skyline to forever be an icon of that victory. The rebuilding would be ideological response that says stick it you ear!
Len Hutchison
The solution is simple...rebuild it, but add at least 2 additional stories, which could be used as a memorial. I would make it an excact replica except for the additional height. May God contimue to bless America, and may we continue to deserve it.
Rebuild the towers how they were. That's the strongest message.
STAND UP AND BE COUNTED AMERICA, NO ONE ELSE IS GOING TO DO IT FOR YOU!GOD BLESS ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN 9/11 AND GOD BLESS OUR SOLDIERS!
Rebuild them just like they were before. My family's business was very close to them, the towers were an icon of that business, and the towers are an icon of New York and America. Better than the proposed new 'design,' which looks like a nightmare. Make a statement - put them back.
It's the right thing to do.
Do it.
Do it now!
Do what is right!
This is the only plan that shows what the U.S.A. is truly about.
Shame! why did we give in to the terrorists?