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 Bond Announces Millions for Disaster Recovery Bond Blasts Retreat and Defeat Iraq Strategy Bond Works to Protect Military Heroes Bond Votes to Kill Amnesty Bill Bond Clarifies Phase II Report on Prewar Intelligence Bond Announces $3 Billion in Agriculture Assistance Water Resources Bill Passes Senate Bond Continues Tour of Vets Facilities Pentagon's Pre-War Intelligence Legit National Guard Empowerment Legislation |
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Wednesday, September 11, 2002 Remembering September 11th Like millions of Americans, I will never forget the I was sitting at my desk in Washington when a member of my staff burst into my office. He told me to turn on the television. As we watched the first of the Twin Towers on fire, we thought it was a terrible accident. Then we saw the second plane fly into the second tower. At that instant, I knew that the United States was under attack. Minutes later, the Pentagon was hit. And reports began to filter in that another hijacked plane may have been headed towards Washington � maybe to attack the White House or U.S. Capitol. The Capitol Hill police ordered us to evacuate the buildings. My staff and I headed towards the nearest television. We found one in a nearby restaurant. Like the rest of America, we watched in disbelief as the full tragedy unfolded on live television. Later that day, I saw the black smoke still rising from the burning Pentagon across the Potomac River. Never in my lifetime did I imagine I would see the clouds of war over our nation's capital. It was an ugly sight. And the memory of it reminds me of the threat our nation still faces. One year later, our fight against terrorism continues. With luck and much hard work, we have blocked another attack. President Bush launched our military troops against the Al-Qaeda network and their hosts in Afghanistan. The Taliban regime there is now gone. And the Al-Qaeda terrorists who we have not yet killed or caught are running for their lives. The President is making good on his pledge to bring to justice every terrorist involved in the 9-11 attack. He swore to bring them to justice � or bring justice to them. While we have made great progress in our fight against terrorism, the war is far from won. We must keep after our enemy until the entire terrorist network is killed, captured and uprooted. Otherwise, we know from experience that enemy survivors will simply put down roots elsewhere and renew their attacks against us. That is why it is important for the American people not to grow tired during our fight against terrorists. The best defense is a good offense. And every American ought to support President Bush's plans to keep after the terrorists. We must always remember how we felt on September 11th, 2001. One year ago, the terrorists hoped to break the American spirit with their attacks. But it had the opposite effect. Americans came together in a way that I had not seen in many years. There is an important lesson to learn here. The freedom we enjoy together is more important than any differences between us. On the one-year anniversary, the best way to honor those killed is to remain united in our defense of freedom at home and overseas and to keep faith in our system of government. Hear Senator Bond reflect on September 11. Bond's Statement on the Attacks News from the War on Terrorism Bond's September 11th Historic Act Images from the War on Terrorism |
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