9 Innings from Ground Zero

Is the United States safer today from terrorist attack than it was 9/10/2001? How did watching 9 Innings From Ground Zero increase your knowledge of the events of that terrible day?

I remember in 5th grade hearing about the attacks and not fully understanding, but as I have grown older I have learned and come to some what understand thse horrors of September 11th 2001. I went to New York in 2003 and was able to go to Ground Zero, the image of the destruction, the rubble, the missing person fliers, the memorials... now all kind of blend together, except one picture in my mind sticks out and I don't think I will ever forget it; In the middle of the rubble and metal, someone had erected two I-beams to form a cross, and hanging on that cross was a lone fireman's jacket. The emotion of the attack had not hit me till then... three years later, I can not even imagine what it was like for people who lost loved ones in the attacks or had lived in New York so close to the attacks. The video gave me a better understanding of the pain the citizens of New York experienced and the bonding power of a common goal.

I believe that in some ways we are safer, because we are no longer ignorant, we no longer think that something so devastating could happen to Americans, so there is a new factor of caution, but at the same time it triggered a fear factor, that I feel is sometimes abused by the government to gain approval. By saying I will protect you from terrorists, you are reminding the American People of the fear and pain that they do not want to feel again.