On 29/09/2006, at 12:58 AM, Julia Thompson wrote:
Charlie Bell wrote:
On 28/09/2006, at 4:03 AM, Dave Land wrote:
This beautiful woman in her early 80's sat proudly as she spoke.
Then
she said: "You know, I've lived in America since shortly after
World War
II. It disturbs me to see the current leaders talk so much about
the
dangers of terrorists, and talk so little about what Americans
are made
of. Someone needs to talk to Americans about finding their own
bravery,
and about getting on with life without being constantly
frightened by
every little thing. What allowed us in England to hang on during
the war
was not our military force, but the spirit of the people.
Americans have
this same spirit, but no one talks about it. That's a shame,
because it
is the best protection we've got. Someone must tell them."
This is something I and others were saying in late 2001/early
2002. The panic from the world's most powerful people was
baffling. It was like watching a giant weightlifter get bitten by
a tiny ant and acting as if a shark had taken his leg. Yes, it was
a spectacular and horrific attack with a terrible loss of life.
But it was the indignity of the response that disappointed.
Having had an allergy to fire ants at one point, I could have a
little bit of sympathy for someone in that position. :) (The
weightlifter, I mean, not the powerful people.) But a *brief*
panic would take care of the problem as well as Benadryl after
awhile. (By "brief" I mean 10-15 min. Then it was time to go back
to dealing with things in a reasonable manner.)
Yep. Afghanistan was that quick response.
Charlie
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