Asea change in the habits and culture of nation occurs not from speeches and sermons, but from events that shake the earth beneath us. On Sept. 11, we felt such a cataclysmic tremor, and we should understand its message without faltering. American life must change in ways that are far more fundamental than we may initially realize. The obvious comes first: U.S. forces have been sent into combat; anti-terrorist laws strengthened and more rigorously enforced; arduous and time-consuming airline safety rules and procedures instituted; a new homeland defense strategy unveiled; and plans to prevent and defend us from all forms of unconventional warfare (nuclear, chemical, and biological) developed and implemented.
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