Last night, after exactly eight years to the day that President George W. Bush stood on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln and declared, “Mission Accomplished,” the real mission of hunting down and killing Osama bin Laden has been accomplished.
Now, can we bring the troops home?
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Bringing up W's mission accomplished is a sad reminder that our best and brightest are not calling the shots.
Didn't W say after 9-11, that you are either with us or against us? Didn't he also say that no nation would be allowed to harbor terrorists?
Yet, let's review some history of the past decade. Nineteen of the hijackers were Saudis, and Saudi Wahhabism and financial support have been instrumental in the growth of militant islam and Al Qaeda. Yet, no military or economic action has been taken against Saudi Arabia.
The 9-11 hijackers trained in Germany and a few US states. Yet no military or economic action has been taken against Germany or those states.
Pakistan has been caught red handed harboring Bin Laden near the inner circle of their military apparatus. Although some military action has been taken in Pakistan, none has been taken against Pakistan. In addition, Pakistan has been on the receiving end of generous American economic support totaling billions. To my knowledge American aid will continue, and there will be no request for a refund despite the the recent news of Osama's long term living arrangements there.
Iraq under Saddam had nothing to do with 9-11, and harbored no Al-Qaeda terrorists in areas under their control. Some AQ operatives were inside Iraq in the so-called no fly zones where the Kurds, or allies, exercised control Yet Iraq is invaded by W and Saddam is deposed and executed.
I just don't see how this makes sense. We seem to ignore the nations or places that harbor the real terrorists and go after those who don't. To add to the sense of confusion, we don't seem to coordinate our immigration policy with our war on terror either. 9-11 was the result of immigration failure and not due to the existence of terrorists camps in Afghanistan. Yet, we still gladly accept tens of thousands of permanent residents annually from the muslim world, and allow others to freely travel to our shores. The average American has to put up with lengthy and intrusive security measures and calls to curb their First Amendment rights so as not to inflame the sensibilities of our new residents.
It is times like this where I doubt our side is playing the varsity.
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