Mayday, mayday...
he went down. Nothing will make me believe that this
date wasn't a message to them just as 9/11 was a
message to us. Hard to believe 9-11 was a term
meaning "emergency" before the attacks, isn't it?
Now...
If you ignore the
pundits and the constant drone of opinions we are left
with these unadulterated truths:
-For whatever
reason, Bush left our best chance at Bin Laden in
Tora Bora and diverted attention to
Iraq.
-When Obama
became president, he diverted attention from Iraq
back to Afghanistan and publically stated Bin Laden
was a goal.
-Today, our
military killed him.
There's no need to
politicize this, it defies all spinning. There is no
doubt as to what happened and why it happened. It was
a specific focus that was unDOUBTEDLY blurred
when we went into another country.
This. is.
why. I. marched. (and why of-fucking-course this
means EVERYTHING to me)
I don't want
anyone to forget why I and millions of other
people were so angry. Now I know several around
me marching were universally against all war. My head
isn't in the clouds and I know that simply isn't a
realistic world view. Humans are nowhere near that
place. We were attacked, we absolutely needed to
respond and my only criticism of our response in 2001
was that it seemed to be fought like a country vs.
country war. It seemed bizarre to me to not use
special forces and our intelligence to take down Al
Qaeda. But hell, what did I know -
I supported the action.
I was floored
about Iraq. When we went against the UN? I was
speechless. Even believing all the proof at the time?
I didn't understand what the point was. Still,
I reserved judgement and watched us easily topple
the government...
...and then stay
there. And stay there. And stay there. Suddenly Bin
Laden wasn't a target or a big deal? I got angry,
I got suspicious, I was frustrated. The
death counts in Iraq started to rise and there was
zero focus on AL Qaeda or Afghanistan at ALL. By 2004,
just a year into the war it was clear this was a "made
up" war. The Haliburton contracts, an endless
stream of "evil-doers" and the military industrial
compound couldn't be clearer. The government abused
the nation (and the world's) support after 9/11 and
turned it into a war for profit in a completely
uninvolved country.
Then Katrina hit,
and we didn't even have the national guard available
to help that situation. I had enough. I quit
my job, I flew to DC and I marched and video
blogged about it. So, so, so angry. We were being
used. Our bravest citizens, the troops, were being
used.
Obama campaigned
that he would end the war in Iraq and focus our
efforts in Afghanistan and said unequivocally that Bin
Laden was a target. I mean, FUCKING DUH. I
honestly can't even praise Obama for this. It's the
biggest no-brainer in the history of presidents. This
is why the Bush Administration was a disaster.
Why it was so incredibly irresponsible. Obama kept his
word, he made it a target and we did something we
could've easily done within the first 2 years after
9/11 had we not gone into Iraq.
So don't for one
second think that this is somehow grandstanding
because I support Obama and didn't support Bush.
I support this COUNTRY. I supported Bush when he
went after him and was upset when he suddenly ignored
him and went into Iraq. Obama absolutely did
exactly what he said he would, what should've
been done from the beginning and a resounding
FUCK YOU BUSH for all the fucking TROOPS that
have died in the 9 1/2 years that have passed since
the battle of Tora Bora in December 2001. You had
NO INTENTION of completing a mission. You
fully intended to start
ENDLESS WAR FOR PROFIT and then people
have the audacity to give Obama shit for not getting
out of them quick enough? Or for supporting NATO with
Libya? Arming rebels where our interests are at stake
is what we have always done as a country.
Committing hundreds of thousands of our own American
troops when we're already at war with Al Qaeda to
invade Iraq is what a fucking neo-conservative war
monger does. Do not confuse this.
THIS ISN'T PARTISAN.
This is the right way to react to someone
attacking your country. THAT was the wrong
way. I defy anyone to refute
that.
Now, I was at
Talya's parents house when Obama made the announcement
and I wanted to capture the surroundings so I
always remember exactly what this felt like. It's
boring if you've seen the speech - but it's how I'll
always remember it. So proud.
Wow, all these
people celebrating at Ground Zero and the White House.
The first thing I thought was that Sasha and
Malia have school in the morning. They gotta love
this. Thousands of people screaming outside of their
house all night. LMAO. How surreal must it be to live
at THE WHITE HOUSE as a kid. Ha.
Alright,
I could write forever about this. I'm gonna go
look at all the spinning going on online.
Congratulations Mr. President. You have done so much
more than I thought was possible in two years.
Keep your focus, keep on working. Some of us are
intently watching, and checking off the list. But
realize, in my eyes? You've really just done what
any president other than Bush would have done
when it comes to Bin Laden... but you certainly did it
unabashedly and never backed down.
