So we gathered as a nation (well most of us did) to pay tribute to those killed needlessly on 911.  We paid tribute to those first responders who entered the burning towers with no thought for their own safety, only to be crushed.

And we gathered with firm resolve to end this once and for all, hunt down the animals that butchered our people, that continue to attack us all over the world.

Right?

Naw.

Oh, don’t get me wrong, we did gather to pay tribute and to remember.  We hugged, and we cried.  Flowers and candles?  Sure.

And then we moved on into politics and business as usual.  The speeches ended and the accusations picked up where they left off. 

Did it matter at all?

And even as the memorials seemed to draw sharp comparisons, so did the days events. 

Our embassy in Syria was attacked.

But it didn’t take long to hear dissension about such a simple thing as being attacked.  Syria insists we attacked ourselves.

Sobering.  I don’t care about the complaints by the whiny Democrats.  They missed the point.  The point of this was to show that both administrations were inept, not just Clinton’s.  The goal was to show how the Government was not geared to understand and react, and how we need to wake up and fix it.  A worthy objective.

It also, coincidentally made Richard Clarke look really good.  Considering he is an ABC consultant, why am I unsurprised?

Seeing the attack replayed caused one of my family members to leave the room, it was too much for them.  The scenes were designed to be gritty, but not gross.  The movie still did not fully convey the full extent of the horror. 

In the end, my feelings are unchanged.  I was angry before and I am still angry.

- Angry at religious zealots who place so little value on life, and so much value on death. 

- Angry at small minded politicians who use the tragedy for political gain.

- Angry at politicians who care more about election and reelection then they do for public service. 

- Angry at petty bureaucrats who value the system and red tape over efficiency and results.

- Angry at activists who ignore the simple truth before them in favor of self deception and feel good policies.

- Angry at civil activists who carry their programs and protections to those who do not deserve them and who create rights and rewrite our Constitution to justify themselves.

- Angry at foreign powers who care more about weapons sales then they do about peace.

- Angry at the UN that demands it in control and relevant when it is mired in corruption and unable act against its own special interests.

- Angry at the Media that loves the story more then the truth, and will go as far as to create the news themselves, just to get "the scoop"; and who care more for their scoop then they do for peoples safety.