My drug dealer on speed dial
Called. What a rush.
Lan astaslam.
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Totally agree Cassy. If we surrender now, the game is over. They will have our number. Or I should say the democrats number. ww

What naive and simple sentiments. We were headed in the right direction after 9-11 until this absolutely moronic president lied to the American people and took a wrong turn into Iraq.

This debacle in Iraq has inflamed muslim moderates worldwide, moderates that we need ON OUR SIDE, that we need for intel.

It has created a school for terrorist tactics that makes Bin Ladens camps in Afghanistan look like daycare.

Because of this Iraq disaster even our best friends in Europe are wondering what the FXXX has happened to America.

Bush has played right into Bin Ladens hands. He has given him everything he has wanted. A quagmire to bleed the USA of treasure and manpower of the USA just like the Brits and the Soviets in Afghanistan.

Even David Petraeus said today in hearings that the Iraq war did NOT make us safer.

Americans do need to unite in the fight against terrorism not pretend that Bush has a clue what he is doing.

Dr Soap

This debacle in Iraq has inflamed muslim moderates worldwide, moderates that we need ON OUR SIDE, that we need for intel....who are these oxymorons? Name some for us. Which ones were inflamed and not inflamed prior to 9/11.

Also, you are lying about what Patreus said. He did not say that.

I still get shivers down my spine seeing the south tower when it gets hit.

Cassie, your post is so similar to my blog post from earlier today that it's almost spooky.

http://realityblogz.blogspot.com/2007/09/never-forget.html

You're absolutely right, of course. Well said.

Steve
I know the feeling...I used to work in the COMEX adjacent to the South Tower. There was a wide plaza outside the building that was great for the rare lunch break. The image of the plaza littered with bodies...and then the avalanche from the collapse is just haunting.

I would write some long-winded post or something like that, but I can suffice with this: Cassy, you have it right on the nose. There is no other way to see it, no other way to think about it, no other way to consider it.

"Patriotism is denounced by liberals as jingoism" Fiano

Not so fast, sister. Patriotism is not denounced as such by liberals.

However chest-thumping & horn tooting for any war de jour while sending others' loved ones into the maws of a war to alieviate your paranoia or satisfy your lust for for an eye-for-an-eye is.

The constant repetition and labeling those who disagree as traitors, commies etc is typical of the jingoist. Use of the script above is awfully damn close as well, given the anniversary at hand.

The jingoist is wont to respond to the siren call of war and is all too quick to label others as defeatists and traitors; something seen here on Wizbang all the time.

Chauvanistic patriotism, as is frequently seen on this blogsite, is exactly what jingoism is.

Six years ago today, I watched several friends die. Some were casual friends from college and grad school. Some were family friends. Two were in my wedding party.

Six years ago today, my wife and I were sudden babysitters of several children whose parents could not get out of their Manhattan workplaces.

Six years ago today, my mother - a survivor of the London airblitz - explained to my panicky wife that everyone has to develop "an everyday sort of courage."

Six years ago today, my world changed. I changed. I developed an everyday sort of courage and a quiet anger. And I'm still angry. And I'll be damned if I will not carry on.

chsw

Would you like fries with your pair of Uburgers?
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"Patriotism is denounced by liberals as jingoism" Fiano

Not so fast, sister.

Liberals have not denounced patriotism as such.

What is denounced is chest-thumping war-drumming for the war du jour by goose steppers willing to fly their colors in response to the siren calls of those who would mislead, to put the matter charitably.

The jingoist can be heard denouncing any contrarian as a traitor, defeatist, communist or socialist because the contrarian won't surrender rationality to others who are ginned for war.

Much of the pseudo patriotism seen on the pages of Wiz where others are denounced as traitors and defeatists is all too often the mark of the chauvanistic patriot which is exactly what jingoism is.

2nd post in error due to net problem

Fried net,
Paired posts.
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So will anybody remember this after 50 years or will they replace it with some silly wacko celebration like KWANZA

Eyed newts,
Paired kites.
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Never Forget!

Of course the lame ass pussy governor of Taxachussets wants to forget and place blame elsewhere. This is how he remembered it yesterday.

"Among many other things, 9/11 was a failure of human understanding," Patrick said. "It was a mean and nasty and bitter attack on the United States. But it was also a failure of human beings to understand each other, to learn to love each other."

What an utter crock of shit. Taxachussets has it all now with John F'ing Kerry, Teddy the Swimmer, ridculous taxes, gay marriage, and a governor with his head in the sand. I guess they forgot which airport was used for a couple flights on 9/11.

RE #13 Freedom Fries.

Your first two post were also in error due to a brain problem.