You know what the difference between the 9/11 attacks and the next attack is going to be? In 9/11 we were seen as victims. Most of the world saw us as being innocent and blameless for the terrible thing that happened to us. I am sure that there were some people and even countries that felt that we had it coming, but that was the minority.
The next time it happens, and no doubt it will happen, the world will be far less sympathetic and more likely see us as at fault. This time we are "asking for it".
One of the things that was very noticeable about the attacks in London was how fast the citizens blamed it on the war in Iraq. We can expect the same response here at home and from other nations. This may seem like a small consideration, but it is not. The way to beat terrorism is not through military might. It is through diplomacy. Not with the terrorists, with the audience of terrorism. The rest of the world. The way to stop terrorism, or at least diminish it, is to gain the sympathy of the audience.
We have to be right.
We have to be moral.
We have to be better.
That is why it is extremely important for us to get rid of Abu Ghraib. It is important for us to get out of Iraq. It is important for us to get rid of this administration. We will never be seen as anything but criminals in the world as long as our leader is George W. Bush.
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