David A. Bell at the La Times asks, “Was 9/11 really that bad?”
In his article, Professor Bell (did you have any doubt he was a Liberal professor?) posits that the United States’ reaction to a couple of little planes flying into two buildings was over the top and historically out of proportion.
First, let me answer your question, David — YES, 9/11 really was that bad.
But then you anwer your own stupid question with illogical points like this:
Even if one counts our dead in Iraq and Afghanistan as casualties of the war against terrorism, which brings us to about 6,500, we should remember that roughly the same number of Americans die every two months in automobile accidents.
What the hell do you mean “even if one counts the dead as casualties of the war against terrorism”? If? IF?
Now, let me ask you a question — Are you so out of your fucking mind with Bush Derangement Syndrome that you don’t know that the only answer to that question is an unequivocal “Yes”?
Here’s another one for you Dave — Would it really be that bad if I stomped your face in with the sole of my boots? I mean, in historical terms, it wouldn’t be that bad, right? I mean, after all more people die in car accidents every month than professors who die from having their faces stomped against a curb, a la American History X.
So if 2,973 dead Americans and 95 billion dollars of damage is ‘bad’.
What does that make 3,080 dead Americans 362 billion dollars and hundreds of thousands of dead Iraqis?
Yes, rational analysis would suggest that the terrorist attacks of September 11 were bad. The same analysis suggests we have managed an even worse self-inflicted wound in Iraq.
I don’t like this war at all and I really want out soldiers out of there, but Bush has made the decision to ramp it up and I just think it’s important to stand behind him on this. I worked on several projects over the years which I didn’t in my heart support because I thought we would fail, but it was my responsibility to support them anyhow and I knew that if we didn’t, we’d fail for sure and that simply wasn’t an option.
Imagine the psychological affect on the people of Iraq and our enemies and even our friends if our Congress stood up right now and said, we’re going to win this thing. We are not going to fail. Failure is not an option.
Now I can’t get that image of Ed Norton’s foot out of my head, ick!
Robbie -
Sorry buddy, but the bombing, invasion and occupation of Iraq had nothing to do with the “War on Terrorism”, except for the fact that how the U.S. has acted since 2002 has made millions more, worldwide, dislike or hate us Americans. Pretty stupid moves when reasonable people that I know overseas begin to hope for our downfall because of our actions / ignorance / arrogance. And Robbie, as a moderate Republican (fiscal conservative), and beginning to lean liberal, vet of the Gulf War, I understand and am starting to appreciate their attitudes. So Robbie, it is now time for us Americans to think a little bit more than we have been as a society since 9-11.