> I don't think most people considered the WTC as a symbol of anything other than tall buildings The WTC clearly represents American economic might, but the Pe

> I don't think most people considered the WTC as a symbol of anything other than tall buildings The WTC clearly represents American economic might, but the Pentagon was attacked also and that represents American military power. The White House narrowly avoided being hit. Additionally, people don’t have to consciously understand what things symbolize for that to be make an impact on them. Plus, it wasn’t just a message to Americans but to the world, especially the Muslim world, and the WTC had been unsuccessfully attacked 8 years previously so it was a symbol of failure for them. Not afterwards!