The date of September 11th 2001 will live on for
so many people. Not only in the US but also around
the world.

It was the day that suicide attackers seized US passenger
jets and crashed them into New York skyscrapers
killing thousands of people. This attack remains one of
the most traumatic events of the century for so many.

There were four planes. Two struck the Twin Towers of the
World Trade Center in New York. The third plane
destroyed the western face of the Pentagon. The 4th
was meant to attack the Capitol building in Washington
D.C. Passengers fought back.

al-Qaeda claimed responsibility. Bin Laden was later killed.
And the war began in Afghanistan not long after.

What have we learned from all this? And what actions
need to be taken to ensure it does not happen again?

What have we learned from all this?
Foxy,
I don't know what others have learnt (learned)from this but I have come to the conclusion that most haven't learned a damn thing !
Why ? Just look around & observe !

individual,

What we can all appreciate is that we saw
the many brave men and women the totally selfless
acts of firefighters, flight attendants,
co-workers, passers by, volunteers that came together.
We learned that heroes are everywhere.

I think we learned just how vulnerable we all are
and that air-lines are how much we depend on our
air-line (when they closed for a while).

We learned that airport security is vital. That
terrorism affects everyone.

And we learned that we are at our best when times are
bad.

One of the big lessons was that we need to implement
safety procedures - which I believe have been done.
Like protecting the cockpits of the planes by
reinforcing cabin doors. Making citizens more
aware of suspicious activity and doing their part
by reporting anything suss.

And so on.

I'd argue we have not learnt what should have been the most important item on the agenda. How to prevent extremists/ terrorists etc from wanting to commit such atrocities in the first place.
Our response has been retroactively vigorous, proactively bereft.

Hi VE,

So suggest what you think we should have done and
what you think caused it in the first place?

Hi Foxy

Asked "why" before releasing the hounds.

The belief that western democracy/ political systems and its money is what the entire planet needs.