Today is the seventeenth anniversary of the September 11,
2001 Terrorist Attacks on the United
States by al-Qaeda Islamists.
As always,
I am grateful to all the American military, law enforcement and civilian public
servants, both elected and appointed, who have contributed to the prevention of
any other attack on nearly such a scale on American soil. The many U.S. allies in the global War on
Terrorism have also helped to keep Americans safe.
Because
that awful day in 2001 was also a Tuesday, I am reminded that it was Primary
Election Day in New York State and the World
Trade Center ,
which, along with the Pentagon in Virginia ,
was one of the targets, was a polling place.
The destruction of the Center and the state of emergency called because
of the attack necessitated the postponement of the election. Thus, the massacre was an attack on
representative government. Voting,
therefore, is not only an act of liberty, but one of defiance against
terrorists, as well as a means to elect officials to continue the necessary
work to thwart terrorist plots and prepare for any response to emergencies.
May the United States
and its allies continue to be vigilant against terrorism and other militant
attacks and defeat the terrorists. May
God protect American civilians and servicemen and may God bless America .
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