Reply #22: I think everyone was shocked by it.

[July]

We had an outpouring of support from other nations, including some that were not our best pals. I have personal experience of foreign friends' (Spaniards) concerns -- we got numerous calls in the days following 9/11.

I think the nature of the attack was shocking to almost everyone who saw the footage of it, and it threw some Americans into hysteria. I am still stunned when I think of it, even though I didn't give in to the "Oh, Mr. Bush, save us!" point of view, so I am not surprised that we as a nation have had trouble dealing with it.

And, to your point about other nations having experience, Spain, the country I have knowledge of (I lived there for several years) has also dealt with terrorism for a long time, and you are right, they do deal with it differently. Nonetheless, who has seen something like two giant towers crumbling to the ground?