The day after a heavily scripted act of political theater by the Petraeus "report" we are left with today's loss and the knowledge that the only thing that has truly changed is ourselves. I think by now many of us realize that the greatest threat is not foreign jihadists but a cynical home grown political entity that is attempting to hold power through creating it's own reality while debasing the reality of those who serve, die and dissent.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
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The day after a heavily scripted act of political theater by the Petraeus "report" we are left with today's loss and the knowledge that the only thing that has truly changed is ourselves. I think by now many of us realize that the greatest threat is not foreign jihadists but a cynical home grown political entity that is attempting to hold power through creating it's own reality while debasing the reality of those who serve, die and dissent.
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well said...
Low, have you read "The Looming Tower" by Lawrence Wright? An engrossing examination of Al Qaeda's roots and later activities that explains a lot but nevertheless makes it all the more incomprehensible how this band of zealots, psychopaths, ne'er do wells, and narrow minded losers was able to goad the U.S. into shitcanning the facade that had stood in front of the bullshit principles on which it is supposedly based.
Haven't read it but have red Charlie Wilson's War - another essential
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