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Brantford December 11, 2013 Canadian Excellence  Forgiveness and
9/11 - a lost opportunity  David Haskell The Hamilton Spectator
1,051 words 12 September 2005 The Hamilton Spectator Copyright
(c) 2005 The Hamilton Spectator.   Yesterday, we remembered the
9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.  While the
passing of four years has proven a soothing tonic against the
shock and sadness of the tragedy, one sensation remains as
strong as ever: the sense that the world has changed for the
worst. Our world is a more fearful and hateful place.  On the
evening of that fateful day, when President Bush spoke to his
nation and promised those responsible for the horrific
destruction would be pursued with "unyielding anger" his goal
was to reassure the American people.  He wanted them to be
comforted know that justice would be done, that retribution
would be swift and severe.  But what if a different choice had
been made that evening?  What if in