It changed everything.That's the mantra that emerged from the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001. In certain areas of our collective lives, it was an accurate description. Security concerns increased. The United States went to war in two far-away lands. It engaged in brutal practices that amounted to torture and opened secret prisons and the ever-controversial Guantanamo facility. Ugly barriers went up around public facilities. Navigating airports became a new kind of nightmare.But as the dust was settling, commentators and pundits also applied the changed-everything observation to other aspects of our society. Americans would become more united as citizens and more engaged with the world beyond their national borders. (Students did flock to Arab studies programs; CIA recruitment soared.)Our national discourse would become more serious—and such obsessions as shark attacks and the tragic disappearance of Capitol Hill intern Chandra Levy(the big stories during the summer of 2001) would be supplanted by more significant and important fare. Our politicians would devote more effort to advancing common interests rather than accruing political gain. We would all be better versions of ourselves.
and "we the people" were oblivious to the multiple attempts to warn the Bush Admin of what was coming, of coursed denied by the republicans but that look on Bush's face sitting there with those kids commander in chief sitting there probably try to keep from peeing his pants.
the right has tried to dismiss all this but "it's on video tape stupid". claims of Bush's accomplishments like his credit for catching Bin Laden, don't think he was really trying he said "i don't know where he is , i don't think about him much". not to menton his business interest with the Bin Laden family, http://www.oilempire.us/bush-binladen.html, http://rense.com/general14/bushsform, then there's the credit he really deserves. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot5w6Ju5p1U&er.htm,
the republicans like to say the Pres.'s failed policy, how hypocritical is that? his created this.
