Tuberville Op-Ed in Yellowhammer News on 25th anniversary of 9/11: Radical Islamic terrorism forever changed this country and is now taking over America

AUBURN – Coach Tommy Tuberville today penned an op-ed in Yellowhammer News on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. In the piece, Tuberville warns that the same Islamic ideology that drove terrorists to kill nearly 3,000 Americans 25 years ago is alive and well in this country today, just waiting for the chance to attack again.

Read excerpts from the op-ed below or read the full piece here.

"Today, we pause to remember one of the darkest days in American history that took place 25 years ago. On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 innocent Americans were murdered in a coordinated terrorist attack carried out by radical Islamists. Those of us who lived through that horrific day remember exactly where we were when the planes hit.

That day changed this country forever. In addition to changing the way we travel; it also transformed the way we view the world and our place in it. We were smacked in the face with the reality that there are people who are so hellbent on destroying America that they will kill themselves just to try to harm us. It sends shivers down your spine – but it’s true.

In the aftermath of 9/11, we created the Department of Homeland Security, went to war, and unsuccessfully attempted to westernize the Middle Eastern countries most responsible for this. We strengthened surveillance and gave up some freedoms in hopes of preventing another large-scale attack. But 25 years later, we have to ask: are we awake to the threats around us, or have we let our guard down?

Let’s be honest, radical Islamic terrorism didn’t go away after 2001. In 2004, Islamic terrorists bombed commuter trains in Madrid, killing nearly 200 and injuring thousands. At Fort Hood in 2009, 13 people were killed in a mass shooting by an Army psychiatrist who was radicalized by Islamic teachings. In 2013, three were killed and hundreds injured when two brothers detonated bombs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

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If we don’t take a stand now, our way of life — our Judeo-Christian values, our freedoms, and our national identity — could disappear. Just look at what has happened in Europe. That’s why, when I’m Governor of Alabama, I will ban Sharia Law in our great state. We won’t allow a parallel legal system to take root here. More states should do the same. We must protect American values, not apologize for them.

Now is the time to act, because if we don’t, the nearly 3,000 Americans who died on 9/11 will have died in vain. If we really mean it when we say 'Never Again,' we need to come together and stand strong against the evils of radical Islamic terrorism, which is still seeking to destroy this country from within today."

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