On this anniversary of the 9\/11 attacks, we\u2019ve got to ask ourselves:\u00a0 Did the terrorists win?\u00a0 Or did America win?\u00a0 And what did those attacks do to us?\u00a0 Considerations after the jump.That the terrorists have won:\u00a0<\/strong> We have been fighting wars with Islamic extremists ever since and, on this very day are contemplating a new one.\u00a0 We have compromised our civil liberties.\u00a0 We remain terrorized of terrorists.\u00a0 We pay tribute to Al Qaeda every time we take our shoes off at the airport.<\/p>\n That America has won:<\/strong> We have killed or captured virtually everyone who planned the 9\/11 attack.\u00a0 The terrorists keep hitting us, but we keep overwhelming them.\u00a0 Our freedom is intact.\u00a0 9\/11 unleashed American heroism.<\/p>\n So which is it?\u00a0 I know, both, but on balance what do you think is the legacy of 9\/11?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On this anniversary of the 9\/11 attacks, we\u2019ve got to ask ourselves:\u00a0 Did the terrorists win?\u00a0 Or did America win?\u00a0 And what did those attacks do to us?\u00a0 Considerations after the jump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1281,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,24,46,49],"tags":[1996,4357],"class_list":["post-16594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history","category-islam","category-terrorism","category-war-2","tag-september-11-attacks","tag-terrorism"],"yoast_head":"\n