God Bless little Mathew!
Many Americans have made the argument that the ' world' was behind us, the days after 9-11, some of that is true, some of it isn't: for example. DId you know:
A french thinking Institute on Sept. 12, 2001, wrote that the attacks were ' a patenthesis" an isolated ( complete) incident.
On Sept. 10, 2001. Harold Pinter, a Poet, and playwright wrote..
" arrogant, indifferent, contemptous of international law, both dismissive and manipulative of the UN- the United States is now the most dangerous power the world has ever seen- the authentic ' rouge state' but a ' rouge stae' of colossal miitary and economic might.
On Sept. 13.2001, Suemas Milne of the Guardian wrote. " americans simply don't get it." GET WHAT?
On Sept,. 14.2001, on the program Question time, on the BBC, Phil Larder, the US former Ambassador was shouted and hooted down by the studio audence, Larder was barely able to restrain tears- he lost friends and collegues on 9-11.
Former Canadian Prime Minister Chretian on CBC, blamed American ' arrogance" for the attack.