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big_bad_buff
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Someon wrote this in my class. I thought it was pretty good, so i thought i'd share.
(sorry about that last post, got cut off some how)
On September 11th of 2001, dozens of capable airplane passengers allowed themselves to be overpowered by a handful of poorly armed terrorists because they did not comprehend the depth of hatred that motivated their captors.
On September 11, thousands of innocent people were murdered because too many Americans naively reject the reality that some nations are dedicated to the dominance of others. Many political pundits, pacifists and media personnel want us to forget the carnage. They say we must focus on the bravery of the rescuers and ignore the cowardice of the killers. They implore us to understand the motivation of the perpetrators. At the time major television stations announced that they would assist the healing process by not replaying devastation footage of the planes crashing into the Twin Towers or the Pentagon.
What were my feelings at the time of the attacks? I had feelings of both anger and confusion. Not just at the terrorist attacks but also at the way the press was covering the attacks. I decided at that moment that I would not be manipulated. I will not pretend to understand. I will not forget.
I will not forget the liberal media who abused freedom of the press to kick our country when it was vulnerable and hurting. I will not forget that CBS TV anchor Dan Rather preceded President Bushs address to the nation with the snide remark, “ No matter how you feel about him, he is still our president.” I will not forget that ABC TV anchor Peter Jennings questioned President Bushs motives for not returning immediately to Washington, DC and commented, “We’re all pretty skeptical and cynical about Washington.” And I will not forget that ABC's Mark Halpering warned if reporters weren't informed of every little detail of this war on terrorism,” they (the press) aren't “likely, nor should they be expected to show deference.”
I will not be appeased with pointless, quick retaliatory strikes like those perfected by the previous administration. I will not be comforted by “ feel-good, do nothing regulations like the silly “have you bags been under your control?” questions at the airport. I will not be influenced by so called, “antiwar demonstrators who exploit the right of expression to chant anti-American obscenities. I will not be softened by the wishful thinking of pacifists who choose reassurance over reality.
The people who committed these heinous crimes are prepared to commit more of the same. There is no compromise possible with such people, no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: defeat it or be defeated by it. I will force myself to hear the weeping, feel the helplessness, imagine the terror, sense the panic, smell the burning flesh, experience the loss, and remember the hatred.
Our country is once again faced with the possibility of war and fending off terrorism. Once again many of the American public has exercised their Constitutional rights to protest the upcoming war. Once again the media has battered our governments handling of this crises. How soon they forget.
(sorry about that last post, got cut off some how)
On September 11th of 2001, dozens of capable airplane passengers allowed themselves to be overpowered by a handful of poorly armed terrorists because they did not comprehend the depth of hatred that motivated their captors.
On September 11, thousands of innocent people were murdered because too many Americans naively reject the reality that some nations are dedicated to the dominance of others. Many political pundits, pacifists and media personnel want us to forget the carnage. They say we must focus on the bravery of the rescuers and ignore the cowardice of the killers. They implore us to understand the motivation of the perpetrators. At the time major television stations announced that they would assist the healing process by not replaying devastation footage of the planes crashing into the Twin Towers or the Pentagon.
What were my feelings at the time of the attacks? I had feelings of both anger and confusion. Not just at the terrorist attacks but also at the way the press was covering the attacks. I decided at that moment that I would not be manipulated. I will not pretend to understand. I will not forget.
I will not forget the liberal media who abused freedom of the press to kick our country when it was vulnerable and hurting. I will not forget that CBS TV anchor Dan Rather preceded President Bushs address to the nation with the snide remark, “ No matter how you feel about him, he is still our president.” I will not forget that ABC TV anchor Peter Jennings questioned President Bushs motives for not returning immediately to Washington, DC and commented, “We’re all pretty skeptical and cynical about Washington.” And I will not forget that ABC's Mark Halpering warned if reporters weren't informed of every little detail of this war on terrorism,” they (the press) aren't “likely, nor should they be expected to show deference.”
I will not be appeased with pointless, quick retaliatory strikes like those perfected by the previous administration. I will not be comforted by “ feel-good, do nothing regulations like the silly “have you bags been under your control?” questions at the airport. I will not be influenced by so called, “antiwar demonstrators who exploit the right of expression to chant anti-American obscenities. I will not be softened by the wishful thinking of pacifists who choose reassurance over reality.
The people who committed these heinous crimes are prepared to commit more of the same. There is no compromise possible with such people, no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: defeat it or be defeated by it. I will force myself to hear the weeping, feel the helplessness, imagine the terror, sense the panic, smell the burning flesh, experience the loss, and remember the hatred.
Our country is once again faced with the possibility of war and fending off terrorism. Once again many of the American public has exercised their Constitutional rights to protest the upcoming war. Once again the media has battered our governments handling of this crises. How soon they forget.
