The attack on Pearl Harbor was done by a hostile nation’s military force of overwhelming superiority which resulted in a declaration of war. This event entered us into WWII. The war was fought to a successful conclusion less than 5 years later. The WWII vets came home to heroes welcome.
The 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers and elsewhere was done by terrorists and was an act of terror, not war. This led to the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq. The Iraq invasion was based on non-existent WMD’s which eventually led to the destabilization of that area. The Afghan war lasted 20 years with a sorry shameful withdrawal. The sandbox vets just came home to later realize all was for nothing other than some elites and politicians getting rich.
These two events should not be compared in the same light. To do so is pure propaganda to get the sheep to believe both Iraq and Afghan wars were justifiable. Niether were.
Tragically, we were unprepared for what happened at Pearl Harbor—contrary to George Washington’s well-known maxim of peace through strength. But out of the evil and the ashes of Pearl Harbor has come this reminder of how God’s amazing grace is greater than all man’s evil.Another well-known maxim proven as a consequence of a combination of both that war's outcome and that of the 'cold war':