"From Russia With Love":--- A Memorial to 9-11-01
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“From Russia: With Love”A Memorial to 9-11-01
‘The Teardrop Memorial’A symbol of the universality of the struggle against terrorism that knows no boundaries
The tragedy of it all…9-11-01
The aftermath of it all…9-11-01
The resolve of it all…9-11-01
begins with‘The Teardrop Memorial’
--A gift from the people of Russia--
President George W. Bush’s Response to9-11-01
…not to pursue al-Qaida and Asama bin Ladenbut instead, invade Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein,
find Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, and make Iraq a free and democratic country
President Barack Obama’s Response to9-11-01
1. Pull-out of Iraq in 2010 and 20112. Rid the world of al-Qaida and bin Laden in
Afghanistan and Pakistan
On Friday, Feb 27, 2009, President Obama declared the beginning of the end of one of the longest and most divisive wars in American history as he announced that he would withdraw combat forces from Iraq by August 2010 and all remaining troops by December 2011.
“So let me be clear: Al Qaeda and its allies — the terrorists who planned and supported the 9/11 attacks — are in Pakistan and Afghanistan”, he said. “We have a clear and focused goal to disrupt, dismantle and defeat Al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and to prevent their return to either country in the future.” Friday 3-27-09