2,977 lives lost and billions of dollars in damage was caused by 19 terrorists on one tragic day, but that was not what they came to steal........

Like a masked thief, they came to steal our peace.
They came to instill fear in the hearts of men.
The damage of fear has a much greater cost and lasting effects.
Our overindulged country had grown soft and faithless.
For just a little bit of false security we were ready to hand over our freedom.

They knew that we would enslave ourselves with the right amount of applied fear.

I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts ~ Psalm 119:45