Cong. Maurice Hinchey Tries to Slither out of Allegation US is Committing "Massacre" in Iraq

The Ithaca Journal ^

[governsleastgovernsbest]

"You leetel monkey!"

[gridlock]

They (the events of 9/11) caused us to ask ourselves, "why?" Why does anyone hate us so much as to do this to us and to themselves? It was a natural and intensely human response and it was being asked by people of every status and station.

Maybe it's just me, but I never once asked myself that question. I already know the "what" and the "what to do about it", so why do I need to get all bent out of shape about the "why"?

For one reason or another, our adversary wants us dead, and will violate every norm of civilized behavior to make it so. We, on the other hand, don't want to be dead (obviously), so now we need to do what we need to do. A whole lot of navel gazing about whether or not our policy on the Gaza was provacative or if we had been supportive enough of this or that faction in the Middle East is useless speculation.

The fact of the matter is that certain states in the Middle East have found it advantageous to harbor and sustain fundamentalist Islamic terrorists, so now we have to make it advantageous for them to stop. Or eliminate them. Whatever.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Beautifully put.