Can steel really melt?
Sorry for the quip lead.
Fifteen years ago, the world changed. Or rather, how we interacted with the world, and with ourselves changed. Nineteen terrorists, LEGALLY passed through security at Boston, and JFK, to give a whole new meaning to Hijacking aircraft. Previously, hijackers made demands, took the plane somewhere and landed. No more will that assumption happen.
We did what the terrorists wanted. We were terrorized. We knee jerked. Some was perhaps necessary, most was not, and that is how they succeeded. We gave up freedom.
Sure, we whipped them in Afghanistan, didn't get Bin Laden, but drove the Taliban out, and eliminated Al Qaeda in that land, or drove them underground. We destroyed their camps, we eliminated their ability to communicate.
I will not judge those in power for their actions overseas after beating Al Qaeda. It is wrong for anyone today to do so. Especially since it was all done with full approval of Congress. Hopefully, what we learned is that nation building is wrong, or rather outside of the perview of the US Military. It is easy to say Iraq was wrong. Even though WMDs were found. It speaks volumes of W that he didn't trumpet the vindication of the argument.
Trillions lost. Thousands killed. Hundreds of thousands wounded, mentally and physically. And untold numbers of civilians killed. All of it was tragic. Much of it was probably unnecessary.
At home, we replaced airport screeners, WHO DID THEIR JOBS on 9/11 (knives allowed then) with a unionized TSA, that fails 95% of the times it is tested. Flying has become a real pain. TSA pre? Awesomeness.
Big brother is literally watching everywhere. NSA, CIA, DoD, all watching. Even as I write.
DoJ refusing to say that they wouldn't randomly drone strike a US Citizen on US Soil, suspected of, but not actively engaged in doing harm. Due process anyone?
All sorts of financial transactions monitored. and on and on.
Yea, sure, blame W for Iraq. But if you blame him for Iraq, then make sure you blame the current president for the creation of ISIS. He created the vacuum by pulling out, and allowing the Shia majority to oppress those that went all out to help rid the land of Al Qaeda in Iraq.
If you blame W for Iraq, who gets the blame for Libya, for Syria?
Benjamin Franklin was right. Trade freedom for security? Deserve neither.
Fifteen years ago, the world changed. Or rather, how we interacted with the world, and with ourselves changed. Nineteen terrorists, LEGALLY passed through security at Boston, and JFK, to give a whole new meaning to Hijacking aircraft. Previously, hijackers made demands, took the plane somewhere and landed. No more will that assumption happen.
We did what the terrorists wanted. We were terrorized. We knee jerked. Some was perhaps necessary, most was not, and that is how they succeeded. We gave up freedom.
Sure, we whipped them in Afghanistan, didn't get Bin Laden, but drove the Taliban out, and eliminated Al Qaeda in that land, or drove them underground. We destroyed their camps, we eliminated their ability to communicate.
I will not judge those in power for their actions overseas after beating Al Qaeda. It is wrong for anyone today to do so. Especially since it was all done with full approval of Congress. Hopefully, what we learned is that nation building is wrong, or rather outside of the perview of the US Military. It is easy to say Iraq was wrong. Even though WMDs were found. It speaks volumes of W that he didn't trumpet the vindication of the argument.
Trillions lost. Thousands killed. Hundreds of thousands wounded, mentally and physically. And untold numbers of civilians killed. All of it was tragic. Much of it was probably unnecessary.
At home, we replaced airport screeners, WHO DID THEIR JOBS on 9/11 (knives allowed then) with a unionized TSA, that fails 95% of the times it is tested. Flying has become a real pain. TSA pre? Awesomeness.
Big brother is literally watching everywhere. NSA, CIA, DoD, all watching. Even as I write.
DoJ refusing to say that they wouldn't randomly drone strike a US Citizen on US Soil, suspected of, but not actively engaged in doing harm. Due process anyone?
All sorts of financial transactions monitored. and on and on.
Yea, sure, blame W for Iraq. But if you blame him for Iraq, then make sure you blame the current president for the creation of ISIS. He created the vacuum by pulling out, and allowing the Shia majority to oppress those that went all out to help rid the land of Al Qaeda in Iraq.
If you blame W for Iraq, who gets the blame for Libya, for Syria?
Benjamin Franklin was right. Trade freedom for security? Deserve neither.
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