9/11 My Two Penn'orth

I wonder if there has ever been a subject so divisive and emotive as the attacks of 9/11? There's no doubting that it was one of the most horrific incidents in history, but rather than fighting each other about whether it was a conspiracy or not, shouldn't we now be remembering those poor souls who died and seeking to make sure something like it never happens again? I know that's what I'd want had I died that day.

I agree that there are questions to be answered: How did the two towers fall identically, at almost freefall speed? How and why did Tower 7 collapse? Why was the plane that hit the Pentagon allowed to enter protected air space without being intercepted? Why were none of the hijacked planes intercepted, even though there are systems in place that should ensure it?
I could probably go on all day. There are lots of things about that day that don't add up.
But do I think it was a conspiracy?

My problem with the whole conspiracy thing is that some of their arguments are self-defeating, such as one theorist saying there was a bomb attached to the underside of one of the planes that hit the twin towers, that it was a military plane and not a commercial one, that explosives were used to bring them down. One theorist will say it was a government conspiracy, while another will say the government allowed it to happen. Well, if the government simply sat back and allowed it to happen then it would certainly be commercial airliners that hit the towers and there wouldn't be any explosives to bring them down. So there we have two conflicting theories.

I lean towards the theory that there was a government cover-up. That's not because I think the Bush administration arranged the attacks. What I think about that day is that there was a catastrophic failure of the American system. This was down to a mix of arrogance, complacency and incompetence. So, to avoid humiliation, the US Government covered certain things up.
I could be wrong, of course. But we could all be arguing about that from now until the end of time.

That's why I say let's remember those who fell that day. Let's keep a place in our hearts for them; make a promise to live our lives a bit better for them, and make a promise that we will do all we can to try to ensure something like that never happens again.