Students approve of government’s response so far to 9-11 terrorism

Many BSU students feel 9-11 brought Americans closer together and unleashed their best instincts. They also approve of the federal government’s response so far. Students interviewed as they walked to class last week said the public reaction made it obvious the nation cannot easily be defeated. They found it amazing so many people were willing to stop everything and help others. Students felt it said a lot that the government didn’t overreact and immediately take aggressive action. Even though half the population was ready to bomb the terrorists, students were glad national leaders thought logically before making decisions. “I have faith in our government,” said freshman Mike Heringer. “I know they will do everything in their power to make the best possible decision regarding our next plan of action.”

Krista Aasland said 9-11 was upsetting, but the initial U.S. response was appropriate.”We showed the people that did this to us that we are not going to just sit back and let them take over, but we aren’t going to respond until we know who did it and why.” Students said the event was a terrifying eye-opener. “It kind of scared me, mostly because it happened to two places, the World Trade Center and the Pentagon,” said student Colby Donicht. “These terrorists made it look pretty easy. The WTC has already been bombed once, and the Pentagon has so much of our most confidential military information, these should be heavily guarded places,” Donicht said. Students also felt this comes as a reality check. Even though the United States is the leading world power, it is surprisingly vulnerable. “I think this made it obvious that our country is not perfect,” Donicht said. “In my opinion, it made the U.S. seem a lot smaller and not as much like the huge powerful nation we are.” Students would like to see decisive action to prevent similar attacks from happening again, but differ on how to best achieve this.

Ashley Gettings

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