tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post4467975110658325576..comments2023-10-23T14:15:29.331-07:00Comments on Shallow Cogitations: Success At LastHank Greerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15243840232233423724noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post-81191874458444128272011-05-02T05:14:20.477-07:002011-05-02T05:14:20.477-07:00Yes. Of course, US actions hindered progress towa...Yes. Of course, US actions hindered progress toward confronting terrorism. The Iraq War was a perfect example of distraction. <br /><br />The President referred appropriately to the 3000 dead on 9/11, but inappropriately chose not to mention those dead and tortured since, or the loss of our democracy. He used the language of the Pledge of Allegiance, but no promise to return to a constitutional rule of law. <br /><br />I'm not feeling the unity. I felt relief on Osama's death, but I'm repulsed by the jingoistic frat boy style party. <br /><br />Probably the death just means more hubris, more torture, more lost rights, more war. Given the timeline of the operation, the President's demagogic speech and appointments of the past week indicate more of the same anti-democratic violence from our political elites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com