Why isn't 9/11 a national holiday?

Good question. Why indeed? In light of more recent developments (having smoked Bin Laden and all), and not to mention Saddam and ****, it would be fitting to commemorate America's WINNING against terror. 9/11 seems best - the day that America suffered a great loss in the war on terror, but came out stronger than ever. Shows a great state of the union, in holiday form too.

It's called Memorial Day and it's on May 30th each year, but celebrated on the closest Monday to the date.

This is the day we have set aside to honor all those people lost in war. To set aside 9/11, would be giving terrorists attention, instead of those we have lost. Maybe someday, when we have fully rebuilt, we can celebrate the date as one that brought us together to rise from the ashes.

People don't really want to celebrate 9/11.

It would be disrespectful; a national holiday celebrates something, but I doubt people would want to celebrate a day where over 3,000 people lost their lives.

If it was, it would almost be like we are honoring the terrorists.

Most places probably have a moment of silence for remembrance of the tragedy, but there shouldn't any more than that. We have to move on.

I would guess because of the negativity of the situation. What is there to celebrate? The death of 3,000 people by someone who hates us?

Cuz then we'd be celabrating terriorism.