Anyone who reads my blog knows that I don't tend to post anything political. That is not my area, but I just saw the movie World Trade Center this afternoon and it prompted me to write a little something. I think America has forgotten that we are at war and we are at risk now more than ever. September 11, 2001 was not the first time we have been attacked, it was just the largest on American soil in a very long time. The World Trade Center was attacked in 1993. America has a short-term memory problem and a tendency to think we are invincible. Not only are we not invincible, we are vulnerable, arrogant and down stupid at times when it comes to our homeland security. We are a nation of politically uninformed bleeding heart peace lovers who think that we should stay out of war and stay home. Stay out of the war on terrorism? How? They came looking for us. They came to our country, on our soil and attacked innocent people. Not people with guns pointed at them in a combat zone, people sitting at their desks, starting a normal day at the office. You are asking us to not engage in the defense of our country, in defense of all the lives that were lost that day, of all the men and women who went back in try to save all those they could find? And I am just talking about one single event. How can we not fight this War on Terror? What would you have us do? Stay vulnerable to another day like September 11, 2001? Wait for men like these to plan more attacks, kill more people in our own country on American soil?
We are a country that does not tolerate Terrorism. We have now felt firsthand the consequences of what can happen if we do not engage and eradicating the world of these people. I pray every day for the safety of the men and women who protect our country in the armed forces and are fighting this War on Terror. We can't afford to not have them in Iraq and the surrounding areas promoting democracy and stabilizing their governments. America's homeland security depends on the efforts of our military in these areas. So many Americans don't grasp the gravity of what is happening in the middle east today and protest our involvement in this War. I would hope that before any American does this, he or she would remember that without these soldiers and their efforts, our safety would be in even more jeopardy than it is now. This War is a necessity; it is not an option.
3 comments:
"We have now felt firsthand the consequences of what can happen if we do not engage and eradicating(sic) the world of these people."
brilliant post.
Glad that you could post something that a lot of us have not forgotten about.
What you fail to mention is that there is a war being fought right here in the U.S.
It's between the two primary political factions in the U.S. - the leftist liberals and the conservatives.
We cannot possibly win a war, such as the one on terror, until we first have a unified front. Right now, we don't have that.
I don't disagree that we need to unify at home if we want to be more effective at fighting the War on Terror. Unfortunately, Americans in general, are selfish, and have no idea what is at stake. And, I don't think we as a society have enough people really understanding what our purpose is in this War to be able to create unity at home. Many Americans just think we are putting soldiers at risk for no reason. These people are not big picture thinkers, and frankly I don't know if they will ever be. I am not a pessimist. I am a realist!
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