God bless those who died, and their families.
And god bless those who have served since, and those who hold their memories.

I recall watching, live, the plane fly into the 2nd tower, and the collapse of both towers, and the coverage of flight 93 and the pentagon.

A dark day. I appreciate having a much better day today on the Green River becoming a better steelheader.

"Infidel"

It was pretty sad for everybody affected that day. Unfortunately there are lives still being impacted daily by reactions from all sides to that event 9 years later.

I kind of think that it should be a national day of rememberance, recognizing the people of our country who have died as vicitims of terrorism, along the lines of Veterans Day and Memorial Day.

We need to remember our dead and do our best to see we avoid future events like this. Sadly, I believe we are doomed to repeat history.

I remember 911 as the only win ever against the U.S. The terrorists won because we changed. We gave up some freedom for the illusion of increased security. Hardly what I'd expect from the home of the brave and land of the free. 911 made the US duty-bound to hunt down and destroy the perps. 9 years later, and where are we? Finally making the move to leave Iraq that had zero to do with the attack. Still winding around the hills of Afghanistan, altho the perps are hanging in Pakistan. Either Pakistan hands over the perps or allows us in to kill 'em, or Pakistan, who harbors our enemy, is also our enemy. What's so difficult about this? So they're a nuclear power, so was Russia in 62. Call the bluff. Take out bin Laden even if it means turning eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan into glass. The only way you discourage Al Qaeda is to take them out, to the last man, or so devastate them that they have no choice but to give up.

Many of you know me as a pacifist, which I am. My perspective isn't so much about retribution as it's about principle. If you don't want someone to F with you, you need to let 'em know why they shouldn't F with you if they've F'd with you. Some equations are really as simple as they look.

Sg

Steve, if the end of terrorism were the actual goal of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, then what you say would make perfect sense.

There's a reason why it doesn't make perfect sense.

Fish on...

Todd