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Logic Times ^ | 12-17-05 | Dan Hallagan

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September 11, 2001 happened for one reason: America was perceived to lack resolve. At a deeper level, a lack of resolve born of an unwillingness to endure hardship and sacrifice life in defense of closely held beliefs. The determined ideal of Patrick Henry ("Give me liberty or give me death") and Nathan Hale ("I regret that I have but one life to give for my country") was, in the mind of bin Laden and other terror leaders, dead in America and the West, while in the Islamic world the idea of sacrifice flourished, codified in religious doctrine.

But bin Laden made a giant mistake, confusing the weakness and complacency of American culture with weakness of the American military. In an impossible situation with unworkable rules of engagement and limited support, a mere 160 Army Rangers and Delta Force killed 1,000 heavily armed Somali guerrillas and wounded another 3,000 to 4,000 while enduring 19 dead and 73 wounded...

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[infidel29]

Interesting read. Sadly more true than not.

Thanks democrats of the 90s.