Beats me. 3,000 dead on 9/11 awakened some, but then they promptly dozed off again.
Yep. It is a mystery to me as well.
Of course, think about it. When was the last time you saw ANY 9/11 footage on television?
Darryl Worley put it pretty well in his great song ‘Have You Forgotten’...
I hear people saying we don’t need this war
I say there’s some things worth fighting for
What about our freedom and this piece of ground?
We didn’t get to keep ‘em by backing down
They say we don’t realize the mess we’re getting in
Before you start preaching
Let me ask you this my friend
CHORUS 1
Have you forgotten how it felt that day
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away?
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?
We had neighbors still inside
Going through a living hell
And you say we shouldn’t worry ‘bout Bin Laden
Have you forgotten?
They took all the footage off my T.V.
Said it’s too disturbing for you and me
It’ll just breed anger that’s what the experts say
If it was up to me I’d show it every day
Some say this country’s just out looking for a fight
After 9/11 man I’d have to say that’s right
CHORUS 1
Have you forgotten how it felt that day
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away?
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?
We had neighbors still inside
Going through a living hell
And we vowed to get the ones behind Bin Laden
Have you forgotten?
I’ve been there with the soldiers
Who’ve gone away to war
And you can bet that they remember
Just what they’re fighting for
CHORUS 2
Have you forgotten all the people killed?
Yes, some went down like heroes in that Pennsylvania field
Have you forgotten about our Pentagon?
All the loved ones that we lost
And those left to carry on
Don’t you tell me not to worry ‘bout Bin Laden
Have you forgotten?
Have you forgotten?
Have you forgotten?
It is going to take millions dead on all continents before the world wakes up and makes terrorism in general and Islamofascism in particular as taboo as cannibalism, incest or piracy (piracy in the civilized world, at least).
I also believe that this number is more than the lives lost at Pearl Harbor.
What a difference 40 years can make in the spine of America....
My dad, Normandy vet, often brings up this point.
Amazing isn't it?
I feel as strongly today about 9/11 as I did that morning.
This is not a border skirmish where both sides engage in a few forays and saber rattling then settle down to domestic tranquility.
One side or the other must win.
I pray to my God that the winner will not be the Islamo-facists.