I suspect the real reason the right wing doesn't want to try the 911 terrorists

[Kber]

is that it may start to bring closure to a political cash cow.

911 was the political godsend that saved the Bush Presidency, gave resonance to the Republican message of security and, generally speaking, was the political gift that kept on giving.

On the other hand, if you are actually interested in justice, or if you lived through 911 up close and personal (as I did), beginning to bringing closure to this nightmare has a certain appeal.

In my house, (where my husband still suffers from mild PTSD and I still dread the Sept 11 anniversaries with clear, brilliant weather, preferring rain and gloom), 911 has acquired somewhat mythical status. The idea that the events of that day were caused by mortal men, men who can be brought to justice in the most prosaic kind of way, makes the day seem less overwhelming, less awe inspiring in its awfulness.

I think that by pointing out that 911 was an act of man, not a divine or natural disaster, it may allow us to move on, both as individuals and as a nation.

And I suspect that the Republicans aren't ready to let us heal.