Spitting on the Lessons of 9/11

FrontPage Magazine ^ | Rich Trzupek

[Michael van der Galien]

In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, practically every American understood and agreed with a powerful two-word sentiment that summed up the nation’s attitude during those traumatic days: “never forget.” Nine years later, it’s clear that great swathes of the populace have indeed forgotten and the leftist media’s coverage of the anniversary this weekend was symptomatic of the Left’s selective memory when it comes to Islamic terrorism. Oh sure, they remembered the victims of al-Qaeda’s barbarous attacks who fell in New York, Washington and Shanksville, but that’s the easy part. There’s nothing controversial or dangerous about mourning the murdered. It’s quite another thing to point out that the murderous ideology that put thousands of Americans in their graves nine years ago is as potent, as dangerous and as evil a force today as it was on that fateful fall morning in 2001. Yet, from the mainstream media’s coverage through President Obama’s remarks, leftists used the 9th anniversary of the attacks as another excuse to try to conceal Islam’s sharp talons beneath cloaks of respectability and even impotence.

Speaking at the Pentagon on Saturday, the president called the Muslim fundamentalists who carried out the attacks nine years ago “a sorry band of men” who had perverted their religion. “We will not give in to their hatred,” Obama said. “As Americans, we will not or ever be at war with Islam.” He called for tolerance of Muslims, seemingly alluding in part to the controversies surrounding the proposed Ground Zero mosque and Florida pastor Terry Jones’ aborted plans to burn copies of the Qur’an. He said that only through tolerance can we keep alive the legacy of the men and women who fell on 9/11.

[RummyChick]

There is an interesting post on Hillbuzz about Bush

http://hillbuzz.org/2010/09/11/thank-you-president-bush-for-being-the-man-you-needed-to-be-when-america-needed-it-most/

I can’t even fathom how badly Obama would botch it if 9/11 happened again.

Perhaps fate led to the Florida mess...so that Bush instead of Gore would be at the helm during 9/11

But what does that say about Fate.. or God...putting the mental idiot Obama at the helm now.

He sure acts like an Antichrist to me.

[GeronL]

If 9-11 happened right now, Obama would impose Shariah law immediately as a fix

[BelegStrongbow]

If God let the Babylonians raze the Temple and deport every Jew they could find to Persia, He will allow Americans (or any other nation) to choose an incompetent, slouching liar to lead them if they insist.

And 54% of us did. It’s a signal lesson in ‘actions have consequences’. Only question is: will any of that 54% learn? Clearly none of the other 46% really needed the lesson. The lesson we’re getting is patience and fortitude in the face of man-made disaster (as opposed to man-made atrocity, which would be the 9-11 category in Jeopardy).

[RummyChick]

The Bullhorn speech

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7OCgMPX2mE&feature=player_embedded#!

Obama would have apologized to the Muslims for making them angry.

It’s kind of like a Wife Beater. The Beater blames it on the victim. SHE did something to make him angry and thus deserved getting her teeth knocked out and her head bashed in.

[Roccus]

I wonder whatever happened to - and how hard we searched for - the hijack team that dissappeared into the crowds at Newark Airport when the plane they were on returned to the gate due to the national no-fly order.

[GeronL]

Or a short skirt “provoking” a rapist or whatever.

Obama basically says “we had it coming”

[wintertime]

“a sorry band of men” who had perverted their religion.
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Mr. Zero, it is a perverted religion who made the men a “sorry” and murderous “band”.

By using the phrase “band of men”, the Zero made these thugs sound as cheerfully harmless and inconsequential as Robin Hood's “band of merry men”.