9/11 Again

Whilst on the topic of 9/11, few may remember my commentary of the Pope's visit to the US. During his round trip he attended a memorial at Ground Zero in New York where he lent a prayer and a moment of reverie for the dead. This has to stop. As is the case with the anniversary of 9/11, each year the event takes on an even greater air of tragedy. This takes away from what the attacks actually embodied: an act of aggression. Needless to say, we must remember those who disastrously lost their lives, yet we must also remember the source of those terror-driven events. This lapse of judgement could represent a languid general mourning, whereby individuals prefer the memory as one of national tragedy rather than international warfare. This must be tackled head-on.