9/11. Then and Now.

So. It’s the 7 year anniversary of 9/11. It’s insane. I sit down, to think about that day, and it’s almost a blur now. I wonder about the people who were alive for Pearl harbor, and how much they remember that day. Certain things are memorable. How I heard, watching it, getting called in to work at Taco Bell, because one of the girls that worked there had a friend who knew someone who lived in New York. I don’t get it either.

Anyway. Let’s get to the point.

That Day:

2,819 people died in that attack.
9,858 Body Parts were found.
289 Bodies were found “intact”.
citizen’s from 115 nations were killed.
3 men died to every 1 woman.
3,051 Children lost a parent.

That’s sad. The entire world was affected by that day. Those attacks and the aftermaths.

The Aftermaths:

Fires burned for 99 days after the attack.
146,000 Jobs were lost in New York, blamed on attacks.
40.2 Billion Dollars in Insurance money was claimed.
150 songs were declared inappropriate to play by ClearChannel after the attacks.
7.5 Billion dollars to overhaul Lower Manhatten
1,714 Islamic Hate Crimes were reported after the attack.
26 Days after the attack U.S.A started bombing Afghanistan.
30,324 U.S Troops Wounded in Iraq.
At least 4,154 U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq.
87,000-94,990 non-combatants killed by military or paramilitary action.
$553,000,000,000.00 spent on the war so far.

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I will say nothing. Just hang my head in sorrow and shame. On this day, and every other day for the turmoil in this world. It’s sad. It’s sad our world justifies this. And uses God to do so.