A
COMMENT - from Stephen Lowers, owner of LOWERS.com
9-11-01
| On
September 14th 2001, I received a copy of a very nice E-mail that
closed with "But if you and I are having a
single thought of violence or hatred against anyone in the
world at this moment, we are contributing to the wounding of
the world." I responded with the following with
the understanding that one of America's fundamental freedoms
is the right to voice ANY opinion. However, I haven't
forgotten that there are thousands of marked and unmarked
graves around the world, on land and at the bottom of the
ocean, of Americans that fought and died to insure that we
would retain that right. I also responded with at least a
basic understanding of some of the conditions the marked us
for attack in 1941 and 2001. One of which is that our love of
peace can be misinterpreted as weakness. |
World History is not a lesson that it being taught today... In our
schools, around the world, and some may have just flat forgotten it.
NOW IN 2010,
It is time for us to do our home work AGAIN!
The principal architect of the December 7th 1941 attack on Perl Harbor
was Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Combined
Fleet. He had no wish to go to War, and as a former student here in
the United States, he knew if we were attacked, what we were going to
do. In an interview with Shigeharu Matsumoto, a member of the Japanese
Cabinet in the 1940s, he stated:
| "In
the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States
and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon
victory. But then, if the war continues after that, I have no
expectation of success." |
It is
the nature of Americans, to want peace. However, the United States was
targeted in 1941 because our people stated that we did not want to get
into "their" war, the war in Europe. It was the Japanese
Cabinet that had the opinion that "we would not fight. That we
were not strong enough." It is nature, not just human nature,
for the strong to prey upon the weak, so they went on with their plan.
During the cold war, the US and Soviet Union's Atomic strength balance
that kept us, and the world safe. But when we give the impression that
we are weak, we are attacked. When we lost men and women to bombings
of our Embassies and the Cole, we did little or nothing. Now, just as
in 1941, once again it has happened, and the people that did this,
expect that we will do nothing again.
The risk of attack is far from over. With the time difference from
East to West, it is quite possible that the grounding of all flights
stopped plans to attack other cities at the beginning of their work
day. Quick action by the FAA and others may even have saved the life of someone you know. I
wonder if people would be so quick to turn the other cheek if their
family member was at the bottom of the WTC in so many pieces.
It is true that we will never be able to find each and every person
that was responsible, or would continue these attacks. This is truly a
war fought by civilians, against civilians. BUT IT IS WAR!
However, our government has the responsibility to protect it's
citizens REGARDLESS OF COLOR OR RELIGION. The people of the United
States should focus on the problems that are to come in the days and
weeks ahead and let the US Government do it's job. But if it can't or
won't, it is our option to vote in a group of Americans that share
our values. The leaders of the United States should never apologize.
For it was the United States that has held against those who
would enslave the world. It was the United States in two World Wars
that made the difference.
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Attacks
by any individual on any person or persons here in the United
States should not be condoned or tolerated. FOCUS on being
part of the solution, not add to the problem. But trust should
not be blind! |
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| Terrorism
on a scale we saw on 911 is not possible without the
backing or knowledge of some government. And is
that government that will pay the price for allowing such things
to operate within thier borders. |
The
action that MUST take in the near future is to make it clear to
every government in the world, that we will hold them responsible for
any terrorist attacks on the United States from any group sheltered
within their borders. We must extract such a payment, that no
government would ever consider allowing these groups to operate in
their country again.
It
should be clear to the world, that ALL Americans, regardless of
which country they were born in, can be attacked by terrorist, but can
not be terrorized. You will only piss us off!
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Once again we are sending the world the same message we did in
the late 1930's. December 7th and September 11 should have
showed us the price we pay when we appear to be weak. These people may employ other methods in
the future. Chemical, Biological and Radiological are just three that are
possible. |
On
September 14th 2001, at 10:00 pm while driving home, I found groups of 7-10
young people with flags and USA signs on several street corners, and
drivers were honking their horns. I was sure that the young would have
no real interest or understanding of events. I am glad I was wrong. I
didn't even see this reaction during Desert Storm against Iraq. The
American people are truly United.
Remember the old line that goes something like, "those who do not
remember history, are doomed to re-live it." As hard as we pray
to our God (no matter what name you use) for peace, remember, there
are other people in the world who are praying to their God to help
them wipe us off the face of the Earth. Don't try to deal with them
with our standards. By murdering over 5000 people, these people believe
that it ascends them into heaven as martyrs. While we all know,
they went straight to Hell!
Stephen Lowers
Stephen@Lowers.com
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