Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Six years ago today we witnessed the worst terrorist attack in American history as al Qaeda murdered more than 3,000 Americans. Following the courageous example of the 37 men and women of Flight 93 who stormed the cockpit of their hijacked airplane to save the White House and U.S. Capitol, President Bush ordered our fine military to strike Al-Qaeda with a vengeance. Osama bin Laden’s war against America and freedom began in 1993 with the first World Trade Center bombing. Just as America and her allies faced down the evil of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany and won, so America and her allies now face the evil of Osama bin Laden and his Al-Qaeda terrorists, but we too will win. The battle is long, but we are winning the war. We liberated Afghanistan from the tyranny of the Taliban and Iraq from Saddam the dictator. America has liberated over 59 million people from the chains of tyranny, as we relentlessly eradicate terrorism. We cannot fail and we will not fail. Our brave men and women in uniform are fighting heroically: To them, we say godspeed—America stands behind you, the torch of freedom ever bright atop the Statue of Liberty. We thank you for your sacrifices and pray for your safe return. We stand united as Americans to prevail in this war. As we remember our fellow Americans who died on Sept. 11, we will honor their memory by defeating terrorism with freedom.
Johnson is an Overland Park law student.
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Johnson: Six years later, lessons of 9/11 still important
Oh man, someone drank the Kool-Aid.
Johnson: Six years later, lessons of 9/11 still important
Worst. Column. Ever.
Johnson: Six years later, lessons of 9/11 still important
There are so many things wrong with this article...
For one thing, if we were so determined to get bin Laden, why is he still a free man 6 years later?
If freedom and military might is all it takes to defeat terror, why have the terror rates increased since the Iraq occupation?
How could someone possibly mention Iraq/Afghanistan in the same breath as 9/11, when it's been confirmed over and over that there was no connection?
If we really wanted to punish the folks who perpetrated the 9/11 attacks, why are we still allies with Saudi Arabia?
Which is worse--sending soldiers to die in Iraq to suit political purposes, or comparing their struggle to the Holocaust?
Why would anyone call living without electricity, clean water, basic infrastructure, security, government, and human rights "liberated"?
Why is "support the troops" equated with "send more of them to die"? Wouldn't it be more supportive to bring them home away from danger?
Using rhetoric like "the War or Terror," "patriotism," "Nazi," etc, is dangerous. It makes a very complex, multifaceted issue into one that appears black and white. Soldiers aren't dying in Iraq because of 9/11--they're dying because Bush can't overcome his own ego.
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