 With these 798 words (excerpted from Look Back in Anger)
David Hogberg captures the very essence of my anger as it pertains to
9-11-2001, and it's aftermath - up until this second in time.
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Obviously, I am angry
that on that fateful day five years ago, nineteen Islamofascist thugs
murdered nearly 3,000 innocent human beings. I can't imagine my anger
at that ever going away.
But I am also angry that within days of
the attack, before the embers of remains of the World Trade Center and
the Pentagon had even cooled, some people were already blaming America.
The media has nurtured the myth that we were "all united" on that day.
Perhaps if the media had spent some time exposing these anti-American
kooks, then all the anti-war rhetoric that has followed since then
would have far less credibility -- not that it deserves any -- than it
currently does.
 I am angry that an unpatriotic
propagandist -- a pathetic clown, really -- can successfully use lies
and half-truths to spread paranoia about what led to 9/11. Thanks in
part to his efforts, a recent Scripps-Howard poll showed that over
one-third of respondents believed that 9/11 was an inside job.
I
am angry that the media chooses not to routinely show images from 9/11,
but can't seem to get enough of images of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.
The reason why we have troops fighting abroad -- that's too disturbing
to broadcast, too damaging to the American psyche. But images of
torture, supposedly the American public can handle that.
I am angry that the media does not investigate the behavior of prisoners at Guantanamo. They are not Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins in the Shawshank Redemption.
Rather, these brutes have routinely attacked guards with makeshift
weapons and doused them with cupfuls of feces, urines, sperm and vomit.
Shielding the American public from the true nature of our enemy serves
no one.
I am angry that the media covers every accusation of torture but rarely the many acts
of heroism and compassion of our troops. Surely, the media should cover
misbehavior and criminal activity on the part of our officials and
troops. But it should also cover battlefield heroics. Can you name one
soldier who has acted bravely on the battlefield in Iraq? Probably not.
But I'm sure you know the name of Lynndie England. It is that lack of
balance that helps undermine the war effort.
I am angry that Hollywood will not make any movies about our heroes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Movies
about how the Marines turn men into psychos? That's just fine post 9/11
(as it was pre-9/11). I can only hope that the release of United 93 and World Trade Center indicate the beginnings of change. I won't hold my breath, however.
 I am angry that a prominent pundit
supported President Bush's actions in the War On Terror until Bush
decided to oppose gay marriage. After that, said pundit amplified every
mistake of this Administration on the War. He then endorsed
John Kerry, saying that the Democrats needed "to be forced to take
responsibility for the security of the country that is as much theirs
as anyone's," as though we should trust our national security to a
party that had demonstrated little more than fecklessness. Apparently,
he never thought about what type of example that would set about taking
the war seriously.
I am angry that the "Newspaper of Record"
routinely criticizes the Bush Administration's effort in the War on
Terror, but then undermines that effort by exposing the secret programs
that track terrorists' communications and finances.
I am angry
that our leaders, up to now, cannot refer to our enemy by the proper
term "Islamofascists." Apparently, the American people are too stupid
to realize that not all believers in Islam are Islamofascists. Bush has
started calling them Islamic fascists, to the consternation of many of
the elites, including one that intends to run for President. May political correctness lose its influence on how we conduct the War on Terror.
I
am angry that political correctness has already ruined one aspect of
the War on Terror. Recall the anthrax attacks that killed five people?
The perpetrators of that attack now seem as likely to be caught as the
perpetrator of the JonBenet Ramsey murder. Even though the attacks took
place about one week after 9/11, the FBI was hell bent on looking for
the "angry, lone white guy." Taking a wild stab in the dark, I think it
might have made a bit more sense to focus on those of Muslim persuasion.
I
am angry that the opposition party in the United States spends more
time calling for a pull out of our troops than figuring out how to win
the war in Iraq. There are some honorable exceptions. But not enough of
them.
Ultimately, I am angry that all of this is working to undermine our struggle against Islamofascism.
Yes, I'm angry. And I hope you are too.
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I'm rocket launcher angry. It don't get angrier for me.
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