Random observations on 9/11

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Clip-Clop

Copied from a good friend of mine's FB page. He is former Army SF and spent three years in Iraq/Afghanistan.


After reading all the various solemn remembrances for 9/11, I can't help but thinking:

Holy ****, it's 2012!!! STOP! When can we stop letting the act of 19 maniacs dictate the future of our country? Isn't 11 years enough? UBL is dead. Saddam is dead. Uday and Qusay are dead. About 5 layers of AQ leadership is dead. The #2 for AQAP (what is this, the fifth one?) got whacked again this week. The 18 year old enlisted soldiers we're still sending to Afghanistan were 7 years old in 2001. 7!! What are they remembering?! We've suffered thousands dead, tens of thousands wounded and maimed, and spent over $1 TRILLION dollars chasing bands of man-dress wearing tribesmen shod in sandals and sneakers.

We didn't fight the Vietnamese this long. We didn't fight the Japanese this long. We fought Germany twice and COMBINED it wasn't for this long. We settled secession and slavery in less than half the time we've been chasing the Taliban. Hell, we didn't even fight the British this long for our own independence. Can we finally start a new chapter in our country's history?