What we learned as a nation after 9/11

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Retired Rear Adm. Deborah Loewer, who was the director of the White House Situation Room on Sept. 11, 2001, says she reflects on what the U.S. government and society as a whole could have done differently to prevent that traumatic day. "I still have a challenge every year that goes by, thinking back: What could we have done better?" she told Compass Points host Nick Schifrin. "What did we miss?" But there are lessons to take from the attacks, she said. In the days after 9/11, Americans were united. "There was so much that wasn't right about the days after 9/11," Loewer said. "There were so many things that you couldn't do. But people were helping people. When I look back on what we learned, we learned how important it is to relate to your next-door neighbor, how important it is to relate to the guy who lives down the road and to relate to your colleagues." Compass Points from PBS News analyzes prominent international affairs topics and America’s role in a shifting world, breaking d

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