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9/11 and the Successful War
It has been 10 years since 9/11, and all of us who write about such
things for a living are writing about it. That causes me to be wary. I
prefer being the lonely voice, but the fact is that 9/11 was a defining
moment in American history. On Sept. 12, 2001, few would have
anticipated the course the resulting war would take — but then, few knew
what to think. The nation was in shock. In retrospect, many speak with
great wisdom about what should have been thought about 9/11 at the time
and what should have been done in its aftermath. I am always interested
in looking at what people actually said and did at the time.
The country was in shock, and shock was a reasonable response. The country was afraid, and fear was a reasonable response. Ten years later, we are all much wiser and sure that our wisdom was there from the beginning. But the truth is that, in retrospect, we know we would have done things superbly had we the authority. Few of us are being honest with ourselves. We were all shocked and frightened. Our wisdom came much later, when it had little impact. Yes, if we knew then what we know now we would have all bought Google stock. But we didn’t know things then that we know now, so it is all rather pointless to lecture those who had decisions to make in the midst of chaos. Read more »
The country was in shock, and shock was a reasonable response. The country was afraid, and fear was a reasonable response. Ten years later, we are all much wiser and sure that our wisdom was there from the beginning. But the truth is that, in retrospect, we know we would have done things superbly had we the authority. Few of us are being honest with ourselves. We were all shocked and frightened. Our wisdom came much later, when it had little impact. Yes, if we knew then what we know now we would have all bought Google stock. But we didn’t know things then that we know now, so it is all rather pointless to lecture those who had decisions to make in the midst of chaos. Read more »
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