President Obama raised more than a few eyebrows with his declaration yesterday that 9/11 made the US “stronger,” but officials past and present seem to have all fallen in line with the general narrative of 9/11 as the start of a glorious new period of American history, defined exclusively by endless wars and runaway military spending.
Admiral Michael Mullen, the outgoing Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, cheered the past decade as “America’s military ventured forth as the long arm and clenched fist of an angry nation at war,” celebrating the “vengeance” visited upon assorted enemies over that period.
The “all’s well and ends well” sentiment was shared by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who declared that the terrorist attacks had changed America “mostly in good ways.”
For those hoping to look past the gushing, the various self-congratulatory interviews also afforded ample time to shill for more wars going forward, with former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld insisting a terrorist attack was “imminent” if Congress dared to cut the record military budget, which dwarfs even the massive budgets Rumsfeld had to work with.
Rumsfeld’s old deputy Paul Wolfowitz, also keen to keep the warfare state up and running, declared that America would be at risk of being attacked if the US “withdraws too soon from Iraq.” No worries there, it seems, because despite President Obama’s repeated promises to the contrary the administration seems set to keep troops in Iraq for years to come.
"Vengeance is mine" sayeth, Mikey Mullen?
It is curious, in another time, in an other war, we had an Eisenhower, a Marshall.
In our time we have a Mullen, a Petraeus.
An ocean of humanity separate them.
9-11 is being turned into religion.
Last night while watching the football game on NBC, every 30 minutes or they would pass the collection plate…$10 minimum.
I'm wondering how long it'll take between them turning it into a religion and it becoming crass consumerism. Will we have 9/11 sales at all the department stores? Will government employees start demanding its observation on the second Monday of September so they get three day weekends?
There is no doubt in my mind that the whole story is based on money for defence and defence industry as they needed more money and got after 9/11 and will continue.
They will attack and kill innocent people to get money and there will be no reduction in defence spending which ultimately means destruction of america.
They have made a rich country bettler and credit is so high as there will no future of americans as there is no money except for defence.
I read as a graduate student a novel from Shaw in one place the soldiers says I will prefer choclate than a bullet and then Shaw gave the name choclate creme soldier.
We need peace than war and american mind set must change, if not then they will go to hell.
America changed for the better after 9/11 how by taking peoples libertys and bankrupting the country so the young don't have anything to look forward to but more attacks due to all the illegal wars that kill innocent people.The was a poll done and the world looks at America and Israel as the biggest dangers in the world.In no way did scaring the world into wars by a fauls flag make anything better.It lined the pockets of the evil corrupt liers.No good ever did or ever will come from 9/11 unless the real people responsible are brought to justice.