What happened to 'We will never forget?'

Seven years ago last Thursday marked one of the attacks on American soil in the history of this country but who noticed the anniversary of this horrendous event?

Everyone should take a few minutes on 9/11 to stop and just think about what happened.

Sept. 11, two planes crashed into the World Trade Center, thousands of people died and we are still no closer to capturing the man responsible then we were just days after it happened.

We are no safer in reality then we were seven years ago even though we act like we are.

We put security in airports but how well-trained are the people at the checkpoints.

Yes, we have not been attacked since 9/11, but how long was the last terrorist on American soil before 9/11.

The only real thing that has changed is that the government has more power to take away the rights guaranteed to us in the Constitution.

How many people thought about the thousands that died during the attacks or the troops that have sacrificed everything to bring justice?

Pakistan, a nuclear-armed state, is experiencing political turmoil after the resignation of Pervez Musharraf as president, leaving behind a weak political coalition to govern the country.

What will happen if Islamic militants allied to al-Qaeda gain more power or outright seize power in the country and its nuclear weapons?

The Pakistan's northwest tribal region has replaced Afghanistan as al-Qaeda's base of operations.

Speaking of Afghanistan, the Taliban have regrouped there and are carrying out an increasing number of deadly attacks on American and NATO forces. Military casualties in Afghanistan this year have exceeded the Iraqi casualties.

And al-Qaeda is still out there, planning attacks against the West. Just two years ago, British authorities arrested 24 people who were plotting to blow up 10 commercial airplanes over the Atlantic.

Terror plots are like roaches. If you kill one someplace, you know there are more around there somewhere.

Furthermore, seven years after the 9/11 there still hasn't been a new building constructed to replace the World Trade Center. There's a hole in the ground.

And Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri are still alive, plotting attacks against the country.

To make matters worse, our leaders, whether Democrat or Republican, do not have the will to invade Pakistan and get the masterminds of 9/11, giving them plenty of time to think about new ways to kill Americans.

In addition, the United States is still handcuffed in Iraq, wasting thousands of troops and resources that could be used to fighting al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

So no, we are not safer seven years after 9/11. We are simply waiting for another major attack to happen.