Bill Clinton: “over 5 years ago, on September 11, terrorists murdered nearly 3,000 people in the single deadliest attack on American…”

“over 5 years ago, on September 11, terrorists murdered nearly 3,000 people in the single deadliest attack on American soil in our history. What all Americans witnessed and what too many families experienced personally and tragically was the dawn of a new era. We knew it then. National Guard patrolled Federal buildings and airports. The military patrolled the skies over New York and Washington, DC. The United States had been attacked by a new kind of enemy in a new and more dangerous world. We faced tough questions as a nation: How do we defeat this enemy? How do we fight terror abroad and protect America at home? What was clear that day and remains so today is that the threat posed to us by terrorism requires a great mobilization of American might, muscle, resources, and ingenuity. Armed with this mandate, many of us fought alongside those who lost loved ones on September 11 to compel an unwilling Bush administration to create the 9/11 Commission. The determination and steadfastness demonstrated by the families hardest hit by the September 11 tragedy made the 9/11 Commission a reality. We applauded when the bipartisan Commission concluded its investigation and released its thorough report detailing recommendations to protect this Nation from another attack, confident that the Congress and the administration would in short order implement their recommendations.”