Whether we acknowledge it consciously or not, 9/11 left an indelible mark on all of us, even the unborn in this country. This one singular event (but not just stopping there we look to subsequent events) caused so much pain and trauma that it fundamentally changed everything in this country, including the course that we were charting. I'll explain my rationale and why I think you can tie our current climate today to that event, almost 20 years ago.