i want to bring in abc's christiane amanpour, the host of "this week." and christiane, so moved this morning by the headlines you recalled around the world on 9/11. >> reporter: you know, the one ray of sunshine out of 9/11 was that instant global solidarity, that famous french headline from "le monde" saying, "we arerell americans today." that feeling was ripped asunder by the division over iraq, but now, ten years later, in the arab part of the world, this arab uprising, this arab spring, which is a direct repudiation of osama bin laden, everything he stood for and a direct desire for democracy and freedom and a progressive relationship with the rest of the world. >> and you and i saw it in tahrir square in egypt, the dominos falling and many people telling us they want a new relationship with america. >> a relationship based on mutual respect and dignity and one that, now, really, american foreign policy will have to take into account the arab street and maybe now it will be more friendly, because it will not be under the yolk of dictators who they be

and before that, christiane amanpour with "this week." we'll see you later. >>> this week -- global economic meltdown. markets plunge as europe's ticking debt

. >>> for more on this, let's go straight to abc's christiane amanpour, the host of "this week with christiane amanpour." good morning you. >> good morning, dan. >> great to have you on as always. let me ask you again about this millionaire tax that we talked about before. is there a sense in washington that this is a good way for the white house to change the subject away from this potentially damaging book and as a weapon to use against republicans? >> well, look, i'm not sure about that. they're also calling it the buffett rule sort of informally. and there has been a lot of talk about this for a long, long time. both president obama and indeed former president clinton have said that it's not fair that the rate favors us over our assistants who pay a relatively higher tax rate. so they're trying to come up with something that is more fair. whether or not it passes muster on capitol hill, that's a different issue. >> you have president clinton on the broadcast this morning. what does he say about the issue confronting so many americans right now, job creation? >> well, indeed, and his mantra

. >>> we want to bring in "this week" host christiane amanpour for her insight into the 2012 race for the white house. good morning to you, christiane. great to see you. >> good morning. >> let's start with sarah palin. it sounds like she's running for president, even though she hasn't thrown her hat into the ring. she was even hinting at a jobs plan. how long can this game of will she or won't she go on? >> she said by the end of september, this month, she will make that decision clear. but it sure does sound like it. so many people are saying, well, it doesn't really sound like it. so, we're really in this big tease that we've been reporting for so many months and years, really. will she get in? some are saying it's getting too late for that. but others are saying she's leaving the door open at little bit until this month, at least. >> and she's keeping us waiting, as well. i want to focus on something she is doing, alonong with other republican candidates. they're taking swipes at each other. it seems premature in a campaign season to be doing that instead of focusing on theheresid

. >> christiane amanpour said the other day "it's not a day for closure, it's a day for saying okay, now let's get on with it." >> rose: thank you.

. >> christiane amanpour, you saw it through the eyes of the rest of the world. >> that's right. the whole world was river vetted. i was overseas. one thing, was the adversaries and friends of the united states, declaration of solidarity and stding, shoulder to shoulder, the famous french headline which said in french, we are all americans today, and nato invoking its charter, an attack on one is an attack on all. collective self-defense. it was an amazing moment of solidarity. we'll talk how it's changed and has come full circle. >> we also focused on families. this is the first time for many families to visit this memorial down in ground zero. it's called reflecting absence. recognizing the endurance of those who survived and courage of those who risked their lives to save others. my "good morning america" coanchor, robin roberts is at the memorial today. i can only imagine what the feel something down there. >> especially under such a blue sky, good morning, george. it's going to be an emotional day. the families were seeing the memoriri, they were sent letters where to find t

that is basic. >> we're now joined by christiane amanpour. let's take you back your recollections of that day. what do you remember most clearly? >> i was abroad as a foreign correspondent for cnn at the time. i was on a shoot in sierra leone. it was difficult to get to. it was in the throes of war. there was no cell phone coverage. only one airport was functional. we got trickles of information for my producer in new york that this had happened. cnn had to airlift me out and get me to the street to start covering it. it was a visceral and shocking moment. i had covered wars for many years, but never one that had happened in the united states. i was getting ready to cover the fall out. >> i do believe it was the right decision to go to afghanistan. the country had been attacked. the people of afghanistan needed to be free of the taliban and al qaeda and have voted with their feet in support of being liberated. >> what about iraq? >> i think iraq was a major mistake. it had little to do with the al qaeda problem. in fact it had nothing to do w