Posted on 09/08/2006 5:02:54 AM PDT by John Carey
On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack was unprovoked and unannounced. No state of war existed before the attack.
On April 18, 1942, just over four months later, America retaliated with a bomber attack on Tokyo. The pilots had been trained and qualified, in that short time, to do something that had never been tried before: to fly off a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean, conduct a bombing mission and then ditch instead of land at an airfield.
On September 11, 2001, the United States was attacked at the World Trade Center in New York City and at the Pentagon near Washington DC. The attack was unprovoked and unannounced. No state of war existed before the attack.
On October 7, 2001, less than one month later, the United States attacked terror camps and a terror government in Afghanistan.
It is difficult to imagine any other nation in the world being able to respond so quickly and so professionally after an attack like that suffered by the United States on December 7, 1941 or on September 11, 2001.
Both days were dark days. Both days challenged our unity and resolve. Both days ended with great jubilation in quarters of the enemy camp.
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Good article, thanks!
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