The aerial view of Manhattan after the attack showed the devastation. Reuters
9/11: Can We Count The Real Cost? -- The Independent
Putting a figure on the financial repercussions of the terrorist attack is an ongoing puzzle.
In lives taken that one day, we know. But in treasure? What has been the financial cost of the atrocities in Lower Manhattan, Washington and Pennsylvania 10 years ago this weekend?
It takes only a few moments from asking the question to realise that there could never be a neat number. The devastation and rebuilding of the World Trade Centre itself, the economic fallout in the wake of the attack, the costs (and benefits) of a completely new approach to security, the war in Afghanistan... there are numerous ways of counting the expense involved in all of these. And what else to include? The thread that drew President George W Bush and his administration from 9/11 to invade Iraq argues for including the costs of that war, too.
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My Comment: Bottom line .... trillions of dollars, and it is still climbing.
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9/11 was an inside Job wall to wall, with the Arch-criminal and assassin Dick Cheney at the helm, within the confines of the infamous White House Murder INC, on the Potomac and in the Levant...
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