tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3187760.post111714005871115976..comments2023-07-16T02:19:20.637-07:00Comments on Weird Tales of the Untrue and Mostly Facetious: DISCUSS AMONG YOURSELVESMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313995886501516230noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3187760.post-1117231281674489022005-05-27T15:01:00.000-07:002005-05-27T15:01:00.000-07:00That timeline comparison between September 11 2001...That timeline comparison between September 11 2001 and now, and December 7 1941 and the end of World War II is pretty unsettling. It makes it even more impressive that the formidable German and Japanese war machines were simultaneously taken down in what in hindsight was relatively quick fashion. Then again, in WWII we had very specific enemies and targets. The "War on Terrorism" is an open ended affair which could theoretically last forever, and isn't that just peachy if you are invested somehow in the military industrial complex? It's a never ending source of income at taxpayer expense! Maybe I am rusty on my history here, but I don't recall occupying allied armies being under seige in Germany or Japan by such a sustained and organized force as we are seeing in Iraq right now. At what point would "The War on Terror" end? Do we expect some guy named Muhammad to come out of a trench say 50 to 100 years from now and declare, "Okay, I'm the last one who hates America and is willing to kill infidels. I'm done. It's over."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com