Nine Eleven Two Thousand Eight
So it's been seven years since a bunch of religious turd hoppers sent this nation into a tailspin.
How are we doing?
I'd say... because it's my blog... I'd say... we've failed to deal with 9/11 appropriately.
Osama bin Laden is still alive. That's a failure. He should be dead.
Saddam Hussein is dead... but it wasn't his fault. He was a jerk... but he was the wrong jerk. It's kinda like the old Three Stooges take where Moe slaps Curly who turns the other way and slaps Larry... and Larry says "hey what was that for?" In our case, Osama slapped George and George turned around and shot Saddam.
We're having a good time with a war in the Middle East. There was no point to doing it. Whether it'll be won or not (or even what that means) is debatible. It's been very costly. I think at the end of the day people need to think about the cost in dollars and dead and think about whether or not what was gained was worth that price. I don't know... I doubt it.
Is the US safer than 9/11? I don't think so. There's the safety that time and distance can afford but that's not through any of the expensive or annoying things the government has set up. If someone really wants to "get" us... they can.
9/11/2001 was a horrible day. It changed this country... mostly for the worse I think. It changed me... sadly. I used to love flying and and I still enjoy it... but now there's a bug in the back of my mind everytime I get on a plane... could this be it? I tap on the outside of the plane each time I get on board. I feel that that luck summoning routine is more likely to save me from harm than TSA.
Oh well.