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I don't think any one person or policy or department can take the "blame" for 9/11. Let's not lose sight of the fact that no matter how many precautions were or were not taken, nineteen terrorists chose to hijack and crash planes. They may have had their reasons, and, yes, we might do well to try to figure out what makes young, healthy, intelligent men want to become suicide pilots. But with them and their backers lies the ultimate accountability, morally if not politically speaking.
The goal of the 9/11 hearings should be, and I hope that it will be, not to point fingers but to ask questions and get information. People should be able to answer freely and honestly, and no one should have to be afraid to testify. Let them say, "This is something that went wrong. This is something that needs to be corrected." If it were conducted less like a trial and more like a fact-finding mission, without people waiting with tar and feathers on BOTH sides of the political fence, maybe we could actually learn something and make some changes.
The goal of the 9/11 hearings should be, and I hope that it will be, not to point fingers but to ask questions and get information. People should be able to answer freely and honestly, and no one should have to be afraid to testify. Let them say, "This is something that went wrong. This is something that needs to be corrected." If it were conducted less like a trial and more like a fact-finding mission, without people waiting with tar and feathers on BOTH sides of the political fence, maybe we could actually learn something and make some changes.
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