This Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of our modern "Day of Infamy": the deadly attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, DC, and the crash of Flight 93 in western Pennsylvania. 20 years on, the day remains a vivid memory for me and I’m sure for you too. The history is dark. But there is always hope and a silver lining if you look for one.

* CORRECTION: U.S. soldiers did eventually capture Saddam Hussein in 2003. He was executed three years later in 2006.