In Atlanta and across the nation, people stopped Tuesday to remember the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001.
Fulton County at the “Circle of Honor” Public Safety Memorial, which honors public safety officials who died serving the community. In DeKalb County, outside the county's police and fire headquarters.
Clark Atlanta University , and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said to remain vigilant for our communities' safety.
The day passed peacefully here at home, but Americans faced attack in Egypt and Libya. On Tuesday evening local time, the American ambassador to Libya, along with three embassy staffers, were killed when a mob of protesters stormed the compound and set it ablaze.
Just hours earlier, a mob climbed over the wall of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, tore down an American flag, and replaced it briefly with a black flag symbolic of Islamic extremists.
So Patch wants to know what you think. Do you think that the United States is safer today than it was before September 11, 2001? Where do things stand in the war on terrorism? Or does the nation remain at the same - or even greater - risk of being attacked today?
Tell us what you think in the comments area below.
It is not. The events in Libya, Egypt and Lebanon plus the comments of Obama and Hillary Clinton is indicative of how the USA stands itself down at every challenge. Why in the world was the US Embassy in Libya being guarded by Libyans? In Mexico, Mexicans guard the US's consulates while in the US, Mexicans guard the Mexico's consulates. Why? The President should be telling the Muslim world that we have our isms too. And among them is the Right to Free Speech. As it is, I do believe that, the attacks, no matter how hyped by both sides to be the fault of 'the film', were, with help, probably organized by Gaddafi holdouts seeking revenge. Ambassador Stevens was probably the most capable man in all of US government. He and the others deserve far more than a mere FBI investigation. Which brings to mind, just what in the Hell, is the FBI doing overseas and the CIA in the States? Where are the Marines?
Americans wanted Obama. They got him. He's not perfect. But he's not Romney. We'll have him again because Obama has BECOME a GREAT President. Romney does not have that ability and his ego stands in the way of changing. Sorry, Mitt, you don't get my vote.
The GOP has lost its bearing; and as a result, has offered up a contender who has no bearing. It is only a matter of time before it becomes but a wistful memory of probity, moderation, and public service.
By all objective, and rational accounts he is an abject failure. He has shown no leadership capability, he has shown no capability to do anything other than complain about the previous administration. He has run up more debt, he has increased the size of government to unthinkable proportions, he has done more to stifle business and economic development, he has weakened us from a military and foreign policy stand point; and that is just off the top of my head. You attack Romney, but when you compare the two men, Obama does not hold a candle. I am no fan of Romney, but when you compare their resumes; Obama looks like a grade schooler. You say he is not smart: This is nothing more than an emotional response. If you were to be intellectually and objectively honest, you would not say that. He is self made, he has developed more business and created more jobs than the overwhelming majority of entrepreneurs in this country. He has donated more of his own money to charity than any other candidate and probably more than most people in this country. You have not taken the time to look at his volunteer work and philanthropy; or again, you wouldn't have made such an unqualified emotional statement. Obama on the other hand has done nothing but the old socialist trick of trying to redistribute wealth and agitate.
Obviously above yours. ...obama and clinton are doing exactly what you suggest..."---wiggedout They're sending the Marines to guard the embassies in a time-machine? "wiggedout" is wiggedout
The US must "prevent embassy burnings."
I'm dying to know just what specific things you base your statement on Obama has become a great president. Thanks
-an unprecedented string of federal budget deficits, $1.4 trillion in 2009, $1.3 trillion in 2010, and another $1.2 trillion on the way this year. The four-year increase in borrowing amounts to $55,000 per U.S. household. - To cover the debt and deficit that Obama has created, JUST FOR THIS YEAR, the fed has to raise $4 trillion. Just to cover interest on debt. Printing money ain't "great". - The federal reserve owns 1 in every 6 dollars thanks to Obama's spending. The largest % in history. He's planning another round of quantitive easing that will explode the debt from $8 billion pre-Obama to $1.5 trillion. - Obama's solution is to tax the rich. Well, in America, the top 1% pay 37% of all income taxes. And guess what - HALF OF THIS COUNTRY (yep....that's 50%, folks) PAY NO TAXES. Nothing. Zilch. Nada. But yeah - let's keep taxing the rich, Obama. Obama's policies will take the debt from $10.8 to $18.8 trillion, interest alone will be $753 billion/year (more than we're spending on social security, medicare, defense). His "budget" will "raise our debt-to-GDP ration to 80.4% in two years. And that's before Obamacare kicks in! - Payroll taxes will explode to over 80% if these policies are left unchecked. I woudn't really call any of that, "great".
But when he said in a debate, "Why shouldn't Iran get a nuclear weapon?", he lost me.
How do you support a guy that sees no reason why Iran should not have nukes?
So are you supporting going to war with Tunisia, Libya, Yeman and Iran? Do you think it is worth many many more thousands of good American men and women's deaths and trillions more dollars to this end?
Get real.
With two other parties that, say , are very right and very left, you would need a coalition government, but you would be able to have 4 choices to vote for the one that more closely meets your true beliefs and concerns. jmo