Those who refuse to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.

Self | 9/11/01 - a new date which will live in infamy | NorCOGOP

[NorCoGOP]

To those cowards who attacked our country, I offer you the words from Admiral Yamamoto, who designed the Pearl Harbor attack:

I'm afraid all we've managed to do is awaken a giant, and fill him with a terrible resolve.

[101viking]

"I'm afraid all we've managed to do is awaken a giant, and fill him with a terrible resolve."

AMEN!!!

[ForGod'sSake]

I'm afraid all we've managed to do is awaken a giant, and fill him with a terrible resolve.

Well, one can hope. This country is not as united as it once was. Patriotism is almost a four letter word any more. There are many within our borders who are very likely applauding these acts. God help us.

FGS

[lovearkansas]

I Pray that we do have the resolve needed for this act of war.

[looscannon]

Let us hope the giant is awakened. Western civilization has been attacked this morning. I pray the people who will make historically significant decisions in the coming days realize that there will never be peace with those who are determined to destroy the West. Our enemies must be eradicated from the face of the earth. Innocent lives will be lost, tragic casualties of war. But we MUST secure the future of the Western world for our children and grandchildren. We must.

[Cruising Speed]

Bump

[PhiKapMom]

AMEN! Very appropriate this morning! Just finished putting out my flag! Thanks again!

[longfellow]

YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT BUB!!

[wingnuts'nbolts]

AMEN! I hope the American people react the same way they did after Pearl Harbor, with patriotism, swiftly and effectively.

[ppaul]

The greatest US military leader of the 20th Century, General George Patton, after the Third Army's lightning advance through Germany, when he was stopped by our "leadership" at the Czechoslovak border, warned that if we did not continue and eliminate the Soviet menace while we had the chance, millions would die and be enslaved. He was instead reprimanded by his superiors, relieved of his command, and the Third Army disbanded and sent home. History proved Patton right. When General Norman Schwartzkopf was ready to continue Desert Storm's lightning advance on into Bagdad and put an end to Saddam Hussein, while we had the opportunity once-and-for-all, the US Armed Forces were stopped in their tracks and ordered home. "Peace" was declared. Today, history has spoken loud and clear again!

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[The Truth Will Make You Free]

"I'm afraid all we've managed to do is awaken a giant, and fill him with a terrible resolve."

I hope so, but I am not confident that America has the strength of character we had in 1941.

As our pastor preached two weeks ago, the real awakening that's needed is a spiritual awakening...

Eph 5:14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

[ForGod'sSake]

Our enemies must be eradicated from the face of the earth.

I presume you mean to include the "enemy within"? Take a close look at the cancer spreading from within that will bring our nation to its knees just a surely as any group of terrorists. Fact is, these terrorist acts are but a pin prick compared to the putrefaction within.

FGS

[SauronOfMordor]

The obvious clues point to "Arab Terrorists". I don't trust the obvious

Who has the most to gain from getting the US involved in war with the Muslim World (which will happen if everyone decides Arab terrorists did this)?

One candidate is Chine. If the US is in the middle of a war in the Middle East, we won't have the resources to oppose an invasion of Taiwan.

Other candidates exist. (My daughter is insisting "its aliens").

[ForGod'sSake]

The obvious clues point to "Arab Terrorists". I don't trust the obvious

Nor do I.

FGS

[Michael Rivero]

"To those cowards who attacked our country, I offer you the words from Admiral Yamamoto, who designed the Pearl Harbor attack: "

FDR designed the Pearl Harbor attack.

Folks, we don't know for a fact who did this. And if one can envision any one group willing to do something this vile to make a point, one must accept the possability of ANOTHER group willing to do something this vile to make the first group look bad.

None of us knows who did this. Be careful of those who insist they should decide for you.

[RoseofTexas]

Good idea, I'm encouraging all my friends to fly the red, white, and blue too!

[Stavka2]

The Giant of Western Civilization awakened when Russia began it's crusade against the radicals in the south....maybe now the Giant is enraged enough for Crusade. Where are you you Musli worms? Where is Fusion? Where is Passin Pilgrim and the rest of the maggets?

[Illbay]

I pray you're right. What I'm afraid, though, is that many of the special-interest (mostly Leftist) groups will worry about their funding, and hamstring any efforts to divert tax dollars from where they've unconstitutionally been used for decades--social programs--to the proper use of them in national defense.

You have to understand that there are those in this country who hate what we stand for every bit as much as those craven terrorists who have done this thing. Trouble is, they actually have elected people in office.

Let's hope the magnitude of this thing will serve to bring out the best of us, and silence our worst elements.

[Illbay]

I pray you're right. What I'm afraid, though, is that many of the special-interest (mostly Leftist) groups will worry about their funding, and hamstring any efforts to divert tax dollars from where they've unconstitutionally been used for decades--social programs--to the proper use of them in national defense.

You have to understand that there are those in this country who hate what we stand for every bit as much as those craven terrorists who have done this thing. Trouble is, they actually have elected people in office.

Let's hope the magnitude of this thing will serve to bring out the best of us, and silence our worst elements.

[ForGod'sSake]

FDR designed the Pearl Harbor attack.

So he did. And you're absolutely right; there are many forces at play; any of which could have precipitated these events. To what end? THAT'S the answer we need.

FGS