On September 11.2001 Comercial Airliners struck the North and South towers of The World Trade Center, and the Pentagon. The Pentagon was restored completely within the follow year. The World Trade Center is still in Limbo. It is interesting to me that it is a reflection of the state of the United States. The Pentagon is a symbol of the Military and quickly resolved its self to resolving the problems. The World Trade Center is a symbol of the commercial might of the US and therefore a Civillian Symbol. Yet today amid this anniversary of the attacks it remains a hole in the civillian psyche.LEST WE FORGET. That was the motto of the day in 2001. Yet now we are as divided, as the architects and planners, and survivors, and the Government of New York as to what to do with this Hole in the Ground. Comments please!
2006-09-11 03:59:03 · 7 answers · asked by Democestes 3 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
yes I understand that It would be impossible for towers to be totaly rebuilt in 1 or even 5 years after the attack. ( it only took 3 years to build them the first time) But the civillian side of this hasn't even agreed on how to begin to rebuild.
I also understand that the Pentagon was already undergoing rennovation which made it easier to rebuild. But we are talking about the focus of the parties involved, and the symbolic nature of the amount of work that has gone into the process
2006-09-11 04:33:48 · update #1
The E-ring of the Pentagon was being refurbished at the time, which accounts for the lower amount of casualties at the time. It was not being used for any military actions, it was not coordinating troop movements, we could have easily left it to be dealt with by the investigators, and taken our time to memorialize the area of the pentagon that was struck.
I still hold to the fact that the weakness shown on the civillian side of the equation is helping to fan the flames of terrorism.
We must unite. And stop all of this personal interest crap that is holding up the
work on Ground Zero.
2006-09-11 05:41:54 · update #2
The Pentagon is a government building, not a "commercial mecca". Every move the military makes goes through the Pentagon, therefor it MUST be repaired, and quickly. It is not just "a symbol of the Military". It is the nerve center for hundreds of thousands of lives. What is decided there affects not only those in the military, but their families as well. The WTC was simply "a symbol of the commercial might of the US". There is too much input going into what should happen on that sight. It is my understanding that most of the families, in return for government money, signed away any and all rights to the property. I agree that something tasteful should be placed there. Maybe they could take a look at what Oklahoma City has done with the land that the Federal Building used to stand on. They have made it a peaceful place to come and remember those who lost their lives, and the museum is a reflection of the love and support the nation gave to those in their time of need. The Pentagon is needed for our survival, but I believe that a WTC memorial is needed for our healing.
2006-09-11 04:45:50 · answer #1 · answered by Misty S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
While I'm not trying to minimize what happened at the Pentagon, I think what happened in New York was much more devastating to the city, physically and emotionally. The Pentagon just didn't see the level of destruction and death that New York saw. I don't know all the details about architects and planners, but it would seem to me the reason behind all the delays is the larger scale of what needs to be done compared to the Pentagon.
2006-09-11 04:07:22 · answer #2 · answered by disneychick 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well...i guess because the pentagon was hit on one side and the whole building wasn't damaged they were able to fix it quickly. As for the hole in NY that have a lot of space to fill up and they cant decide what to put there, which I also think its BS, yet we have no control over it.
2006-09-11 04:06:42 · answer #3 · answered by TroubleRose 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Pentagon is a federal building and it was only damaged in one side and the rest of the building was usable so they restored it.
The WTC is not restorable. plus there are a lot of people who did not want it rebuilt. No one felt that way about the pentagon
2006-09-11 04:04:10 · answer #4 · answered by Makemeaspark 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The Pentagon is a vital arm of the United States Government.
The towers were privately owned.
Where else was the Pentagon to continue operating?
Private companies can find other facilities and did.
Learn to think for yourself.
2006-09-11 04:08:41 · answer #5 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's tough to rebuild two huge skyscrapers in one year let alone five. Just give it time
2006-09-11 04:07:03 · answer #6 · answered by rules27 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
interesting
2006-09-11 04:05:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋