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Originally Posted by BlueStreak
I had worked late at the Federal Mogul plant, so I was asleep. But, I woke up at about nine, made a cup of coffee and turned on the t.v.......My first thought? "What movie is this?". Of course it only took about five seconds to realize it wasn't a movie. I watched for about an hour, then went for a bike ride. As I rode I thought of the dead and the inevitable war to come. I wondered what sort of death toll would rise after it was all said and done........if it ever was. Was I scared? No. I knew our military was strong enough to prevent a second overt attack in the near term and that the 9/11 attacks were likely all the enemy was capable of, at the time. Was I angry? No. It came as no surprise to me that obsessed religious fundamentalists are capable of such horrid acts. That's why I oppose them accruing power within our government. No, I was sad........Sad because I knew the bloodbath was only just beginning. Never forget the dead, both on 9/11/01 and the thousands of American soldiers killed and tens of thousands grievously injured, physically and psychologically in the years to follow.
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I felt pretty much the same except that I had no idea how bad the aftermath would be. I expected we would bomb the shit out of Afghanistan and at the time I was all for that. Of course I didn't in my wildest imaginations think we would still be there 14 years later. But the Invasion of Iraq too? I didn't see that coming.
