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...most wrenching decision of the most wrenching day of George W. Bush's life. The Twin Towers had crashed to the ground, and the Pentagon had gone up in flames. The President was aloft in Air Force One, staying out of harm's way and dealing with the crisis. He spoke with Vice President Dick Cheney every 30 minutes. The two men were concerned that passenger flights still heading toward Washington might be part of the terrorist plot. Bush, sources tell TIME, had to decide whether to authorize the military to shoot down the planes, loaded with civilians, if they...
...dulling all these feelings with alcohol or drugs. Left alone, PTSD can become completely disabling. Treatment with a trained therapist, however, can be marvelously straightforward. Reliving the experiences in a controlled way--by talking about them, calling them up and laying them bare--strips them of their power to harm. Gradual exposure to the things that trigger anxiety--elevators, skyscrapers, airplanes--can also help. In some cases, so may antidepressants...
...hijacked planes to meet its fate. All three passengers knew about the attacks on the World Trade Center. Did they do what we think they did? Did three strangers on a flight in distress band together to fight their captors and ditch the Boeing 757 before it could harm untold thousands...
...batteries and new small arms effective at close quarters and longer ranges. We want to pack our punch into smaller, more mobile packages. If we need heavy firepower, we want to call it down from the sky rather than backpack it in. We will be putting our people in harm's way, facing off against what has been an implacable enemy. We cannot expect success without taking casualties...
...long as the United States of America is determined and strong, this will not be an age of terror. This will be an age of liberty here and across the world. Great harm has been done to us. We have suffered great loss...