Perspective: long term questions

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Originally posted by BrianR
Prediction: The money will be found to rebuild to show the world we can.
The WTC will be back bigger and better than before. Maybe even taller than the Empire State Building this time. One thing is sure, we won't recognise the New York skyline in ten years.

But reasons provided were only emotional. The Cole, Roberts, and Stark were rebuilt for logical reasons. The ships were still functional and could be operated safely.

However I asked an important question - one that you must first answer before you can answer the queston. Why did the WTC towers collapse? They remained standing when struck. The answer to that question is pragmatic. Yes, there is some honor at stake. But honor was not the reason to refloat the Cole, Roberts, or Stark. BTW, honor or emotion was also not the reason to refloat most of those sunk Battleships in Peral Harbor.

Should the WTC be rebuilt? A question that begs a more pragmatic answer.