We all remember the horror of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania nine years ago. The images and experiences of that day have been burned into the collective memory of the world.
Sept. 11, 2001, also taught us some very clear lessons. We learned that ignoring an unstable situation that seems so far away -- as we did after the Soviet Union left Afghanistan -- can have lethal long-term consequences at home. We learned that we cannot hide from international terrorism; it will seek us out. And we learned that defense in the 21st century cannot begin and end at our borders.
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