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2005-09-12 Home Front: WoT

Lileks: "You get it or you donât" (9/11, 4th anniversary)

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Posted by Mike 2005-09-12 05:24|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 He concludes with - "I wish theyâd build it again. The same two towers. Because we can. Because they canât."

I never really liked the "because I/we can argument", until here and now.

Posted by Bobby 2005-09-12 07:59|| 2005-09-12 07:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Build them EXACTLY the same as before.

Posted by Cyber Sarge">Cyber Sarge 2005-09-12 08:18|| 2005-09-12 08:18|| Front Page Top

#3 No exactly.

Put a church and a synagogue on the first floor. And line all the urinals with pages from the Koran.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-09-12 08:35|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-09-12 08:35|| Front Page Top

#4 But use an effective, if non-EPA approved, fire retardant on the steel.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-09-12 08:36|| 2005-09-12 08:36|| Front Page Top

#5 I would build 'em back. 4 of them.

Posted by Shipman 2005-09-12 10:47|| 2005-09-12 10:47|| Front Page Top

#6 ". . . if we must have a shrine or monument for our remorse, let's put it on the 200th floor, right next to the antiaircraft guns."

--Jonah Goldberg, National Review (9/13/01)

Posted by Mike 2005-09-12 11:45|| 2005-09-12 11:45|| Front Page Top

#7 WOT everyone else said, Tower Ring around Manhattan.

Posted by Red Dog 2005-09-12 12:10|| 2005-09-12 12:10|| Front Page Top

#8 The more towers the better. To the Islamics, the towers are symbolic of "raping" the "manhood" of the United States--so it would be funny and would make a point if a whole lot more would be built--otherwise, the Islamotwerps get WAY too much mileage out of our "humiliation." A ring of towers would be great--restaurants would flourish on the top floor of each tower, giving customers great views of the city. Save a memorial for the actual site--a granite black obelisk reaching to the sky, surrounded by fountains, with the names of all the victims carved in it. That would get the point across and be a hopeful symbol, instead of a deathly reminder. Overcome evil with good.

Posted by ex-lib 2005-09-12 14:40|| 2005-09-12 14:40|| Front Page Top

#9 We should build back the same two towers, then tear them down and build something better. Because we can.

I was at Ground Zero Saturday. It's scandalous that a) there is no decent viewing area, and b) nothing has been built there yet.

Posted by Iblis">Iblis 2005-09-12 15:09|| 2005-09-12 15:09|| Front Page Top

#10 Build it the same but make the floors empty from the impact level up so that it forms a nice cathedral like space. That is the memorial, nobody will work in offices up there anyway at this point.

Oh, and put the CIA and NSA in the buildings to ensure they are motivated not to miss anything next time.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-09-12 17:36|| 2005-09-12 17:36|| Front Page Top

#11 Ring Of Towers

..and patriot batteries above and sub-pens below.
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Posted by Unaise Shineth5781 2005-09-12 18:20|| 2005-09-12 18:20|| Front Page Top

#12 Ima thinkr something tall with teh eye of Sauron atop. You want the great satan, you got it, Jihadi boy

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-09-12 19:18|| 2005-09-12 19:18|| Front Page Top

#13 I would add one thing, a 300 foot cross right up on top.

Posted by JackAssFestival 2005-09-12 20:05|| 2005-09-12 20:05|| Front Page Top

#14 Not black for the obelisk. Pennsylvania granite or that beautiful golden stone from Jerusalem that so many people are using for kitchen countertops these days.

And not a Cross on top of the towers. A representation of the Constitution. It isn't just the majority religion that will win the War against the Terrorists, but the inclusiveness and the rule of law -- for all -- that make America special.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-09-12 20:47|| 2005-09-12 20:47|| Front Page Top

#15 hey! we're having some fun here! How about a broken crescent?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-09-12 21:18|| 2005-09-12 21:18|| Front Page Top

#16 How about a crescent with sausage and extra cheese. ...

Oh wait, that's the croissant.

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