Hillary Clinton said the September 11 terror attack was "an attack on America, on our values, on our power, and on who we are as a people." Because Clinton identified herself as an American, her natural response was sympathy for those who lost their lives and to pray for them. Even when six years passed she said on the anniversary of 9/11, "Today is a solemn occasion to keep in our prayers the men and women who lost their lives..."
I know someone who was in the Twin Towers when the first plane hit. She is a young woman working in the financial services industry. My friend was in the lobby at ground level of 2 WTC when the first plane hit 1 WTC at 8:46 a.m. She went outside and saw the exploding building next door and the chaos. She walked away from the towers till she reached a phone and called for help. My friend is lucky to have survived. Unfortunately, thousands of people died that day. And the victims will be remembered for a long time.
The day after the terror while addressing an assembly at the Senate Clinton said, "to all of those who are missing a loved one, there are no words any of us can express, except to tell you in the clearest possible terms we will -- in a united American response -- support you, offer assistance to you, stand with you..."
And that, in my opinion, is the best response in the wake of the attacks: to offer support concrete and spiritual. Hillary Clinton is an American leader who offered her strength to those who were harmed by anti-Americans. She rallied America to be strong and proud and not let the anti-Americans intimidate us. I guess they thought by breaking the Twin Towers they could break us. But the day after the attacks Clinton defied the anti-Americans by stating boldly, "...we are united and stronger than ever."
The September 11 tragedy is a window to view Hillary Clinton's ability to lead America. She is an American leader because she is loyal to America, rallying to our defense when we were attacked. Not everyone defended us, but she did.
Clinton is an American leader because she provided concrete benefit to Americans. Clinton made homeland security one of her top issues after 9/11, focusing on funding for recovery from the attacks and for improving security in the New York City area. She worked with Senator Schumer to obtain $21.4 billion to assist clean up and recovery, to provide health tracking for first responders and volunteers at Ground Zero, and to create grants for redevelopment.
And Clinton is an American leader because she is spiritually connected to America and Americans. She said we should pray for the victims of 9/11. And this is crucial because it is what unites us the most: The Spirit of America. The Spirit is strong and unbreakable. The Spirit is with Clinton, and when America unites with her we are strong and unbreakable. There are many reasons to vote for Clinton such as that she would be able to fix the economy and strengthen the military and I have written about that before (on other blogs). I wrote this post to say that what I like best about Hillary Clinton is that she is united with The Spirit of America and I believe that is a quality every president should have.
9/11 Prayer
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