Posted on 09/11/2007 5:13:36 AM PDT by SJackson
Another anniversary of September 11, 2001, is near. It has been nearly six long years since a catastrophic attack on our shores, and we've understandably turned to infighting and second-guessing — about everything from Guantanamo to wiretaps.
But this six-year calm, unfortunately, has allowed some Americans to believe "our war on terror" remedy is worse than the original Islamic terrorist disease.
We see this self-recrimination reflected in our current Hollywood fare, which dwells on the evil of American interventions overseas, largely ignoring the courage of our soldiers or the atrocities of jihadists. Our tell-all best-sellers, endless lawsuits and congressional investigations have deflected our September 11-era furor away from the terrorists to ourselves.
All this tail-chasing comes only with the illusory thinking that the present lull is the same as perpetual peace. Have we forgotten that experts still insist another strike will come, carried out by those already here or soon to enter the United States?
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Michael Scheuer . I marvel everytime I see this man on TV. No one in the government past or present has any use for him except TV producers.
BTTT for VDH.
Never Forget. Never Again.
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