All Worked Up About Truth

Looks like Republicans are getting all upset at people who used the anniversary of 9/11 as a chance to remind Americans just how misguided our response was.

Let's be clear on this.  Within 6 months of al Qeada killing 3,000 innocent Americans on our soil, George Bush was on television saying he wasn't worried about bin Laden and those who were, were not Very Serious People.

Within 18 months of the attack, Bush had only sent 10,000 troops after bin Laden (someone he routinely said wasn't worth chasing) and 150,000 to invade a country and capture its leader that had nothing at all to do with the attacks.  The result of turning our attention away from bin Laden has led to a 10 year war in Afghanistan and an 8 year war in Iraq.  Plus trillions of dollars spent on war and rebuilding foreign countries and who of us can ever forget the 6,000+ dead service men and women. Needless to say, all of this was done without the Bush administration raising one penny to pay for any of it.  If we are a broke nation like the GOP keeps telling us, it's because they took us down a path of bitter self destruction.

Simply put, Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11.  It was a war of choice waged by a bunch of madmen.  Covering any of that up--  especially on the day that started us down such a shameful path-- is a grave injustice to this nation.  If you don't like to hear it, it's because you're guilty of trying to cover it up.