11 September

I really am not sure what to say. This is the anniversary of the terror attacks in 2001. There are lots of people still touched by what happened. Lost loved ones, family members and friends. And you know, I was about to say that only combat vets know how the survivors feel, but that is not really true. For one thing, we have all lost people we cared about. The empty space left by their absence is always there, and a constant reminder that you can't call or visit them anymore. And to a lesser point, at least in combat you can shoot back. The terror attacks came in a way that there were no enemy targets for the people in the buildings to strike back against. At least the passengers were able to attempt retaking the plane as it went down. I don't know, i just believe its different.

And of course there are the conspiracy stories. Bush knew and let it happen much like the attack on pearl harbor was ignored by FDR. Clinton passed on Bin Laden when he was more or less offered on a silver platter in the 1990s. LBJ lied about the Tonkin Gulf Incident. Many presidents have lied or overlooked items to achieve there political goals or even secure our military superiority. It is hard to say if the presidents themselves or their advisers were the ones who made these decisions, but they are the ones who were held responsible. And they were the ones who had to live with the fallout of those decisions.

Blame can be laid a plenty, and this is not the day to do this. This is a day to remember your loved ones and friends who were touched in same way by that day eight years ago. No one in the United States and not many in the world were not touched by this event in 2001. This is a day for remembrance... Remember it but don't dwell upon it.