I work closely with two Muslims. Nicest funniest people by far in the whole branch of some 40 people. Their sense of humour is amazing. Don't mistake a few loonies are what the majority of Muslims are like.
let's not forget what day it is....
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I was at home with my wife that day. She was pregnant with our first child, and had been put on bedrest the day before. My MIL called us from her office & woke us both up, to tell us what had happened. I remember seeing the look on my wife's face before I knew what was being said on the phone.
My wife reached for the remote control & turned on the TV. I will NEVER FORGET how I felt at that moment. Absolute anger, the kind that makes you shake, scream, cry, you name it. I had to go outside and sit on my front step, just to gather my emotions. Before I heard a word on the TV, I knew who did this to us. The terrorist attack on the USS Cole in Yemen was still fresh in my mind, and there was no doubt in my mind that Al Queda was responsible for what was happening on 9/11.
I also remember thinking about how it wouldn't be long before some in our country would say it was our fault. Our perception of the world we live in changed on 9/11/01. In some ways, that change of perception is good, and in others, it's just plain sad. I can't remember a time in my life that our nation was more divided than it is now. That makes me very sad.
I will never forget 9/11/01, and the innocent lives that were snuffed out that day. I get angry & sad every time I think about it. I will tell both my children about it in detail, when they are old enough to understand. I also am more grateful than I can express in words for the brave men & women of our military, who fight the terrorists abroad, so we don't have to here. I wish we had a patriotic icon with a tear in his eye, since the one with the smiley just doesn't seem appropriate here. So, I choose this one.
My wife reached for the remote control & turned on the TV. I will NEVER FORGET how I felt at that moment. Absolute anger, the kind that makes you shake, scream, cry, you name it. I had to go outside and sit on my front step, just to gather my emotions. Before I heard a word on the TV, I knew who did this to us. The terrorist attack on the USS Cole in Yemen was still fresh in my mind, and there was no doubt in my mind that Al Queda was responsible for what was happening on 9/11.
I also remember thinking about how it wouldn't be long before some in our country would say it was our fault. Our perception of the world we live in changed on 9/11/01. In some ways, that change of perception is good, and in others, it's just plain sad. I can't remember a time in my life that our nation was more divided than it is now. That makes me very sad.
I will never forget 9/11/01, and the innocent lives that were snuffed out that day. I get angry & sad every time I think about it. I will tell both my children about it in detail, when they are old enough to understand. I also am more grateful than I can express in words for the brave men & women of our military, who fight the terrorists abroad, so we don't have to here. I wish we had a patriotic icon with a tear in his eye, since the one with the smiley just doesn't seem appropriate here. So, I choose this one.
I don't know how many here have been to the site. I have an ID from beinin the towers the previous year. The security had really been solid ( my civil liberties were not violated). I was there for a tax issue with NY State. Some of the people I dealt with died. We were adversaries on the issue, but I feel a great deal of remorse for their families. No one in those towers deserved to be targets. (The main difference between terrorists and other fighters are their "targets")
In any case, if you had been to the towers and see the huge hole that replaces it, you understand the perverted destruction of innocent human life. You cannot help but feel anger and sadness. I don't know how to fix this human defect in which some people value death so much more than life. Martyrs had always been people who died for principle, not killed innocents. They have adulterated and perverted martyrdom.
It sickens me that they procreate in order to dispose of their children in such a manner. Children are born perfect, they shouldn't be damaged so badly. Our impatient society wants these people to go away quickly. They're not going away quickly.
I say frequently that if you don't know what the right thing to do is, figure out what the hardest thing to do is. It's usually the right thing. Dealing with these miscreants is not going to get any easier.
In any case, if you had been to the towers and see the huge hole that replaces it, you understand the perverted destruction of innocent human life. You cannot help but feel anger and sadness. I don't know how to fix this human defect in which some people value death so much more than life. Martyrs had always been people who died for principle, not killed innocents. They have adulterated and perverted martyrdom.
It sickens me that they procreate in order to dispose of their children in such a manner. Children are born perfect, they shouldn't be damaged so badly. Our impatient society wants these people to go away quickly. They're not going away quickly.
I say frequently that if you don't know what the right thing to do is, figure out what the hardest thing to do is. It's usually the right thing. Dealing with these miscreants is not going to get any easier.
The well-known terrorist training campgounds in Afghanistan, for one. Clinton lazily flipped a couple cruise missles their direction after the '96 Cole incident...of course, they had plenty of warning and were long gone. It was an expression of my anger at the time and a fairly natural response to an attack. What's the alternative? Diplomacy? Group therapy? Pack up all our bases and interests in the middle east and vacate? As if any of that would satisfy those who hate us so deeply. I shudder to think of anything that more certainly justifies 'prompt and utter destruction' than something on the scale of 9/11. What response could possibly be more effective than landing on the source of such an attack with both feet? "Oh, we're so sorry we buy oil and have airbases in Saudi Arabia. Here, we'll go home and leave cookies. Feel better?" Heck no. More like, "Here's your butt. Don't do that again."
I think you've hit a nerve...gotta stop typing...
Zero difference? You've already made up your mind. Send the terrorists a few brochures from the USA Today Guide to Friendly Living, edited by Oprah.
Ok, that's enough. I was ticked that day. (And still am...)
Anyone who shoots imported heroin is supporting the people who want to kill us.
This sums up how I feel:
The War On Terror Six Years On
In answer to the question - what should we be doing - taking the threat seriously with deeds to match about covers it. The details are less important than the intent.
The War On Terror Six Years On
In answer to the question - what should we be doing - taking the threat seriously with deeds to match about covers it. The details are less important than the intent.
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