Ed Morrissey: When Did We Stop Rolling?

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Thursday, September 10, 2026

25 years ago this week, radical Islamists slaughtered nearly 3000 people in New York, Washington DC, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The deaths took place in Shanksville when a few dozen Americans stood up to fight the Islamist terrorists and thwarted their plans to drive Flight 93 into either the White House or Capitol Hill.

Let's roll became a mantra to fight back against extremists determined to destroy America and Western values of freedom and self-governance.

The question we face now is, when did we stop rolling?

This somber anniversary arrives as radicals make serious inroads into American politics. In New Jersey, just across from ground zero, a Democrat nominee with previous ties to Al-Qaeda and the Sheik behind the first World Trade Center bombing will likely win a seat in Congress. In Michigan, a Democrat spent the weekend at a conference held by an unindicted co-conspirator in a money laundering scheme that benefited Hamas.

Ronald Reagan warned that freedom is only one generation away from extinction.

Let's roll.