September 10, 2004
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So I wonder when 9/11 is going to be officially recognized as International Blowback Day, the day when all world leaders are supposed to contemplate the far-reaching effects of their foreign policy.
You know what sucks? I said something like that soon after 9/11. I said 9/11 was blowback for all the meddling the US (and other major powers) have done in the oil-rich arab states. And some people said I was un-American, and that I was 'blaming America first.' Can you believe? I decided it was their unprocessed grief and fear, striking out at me because they didn't have any other way to deal. And that's what sucks: There was no way for them to process their uncertainty than to verbally kick my ass.
Because the fact is plainly true: 9/11 was blowback. National security hardliners had been warning us about blowback for decades.
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Americans like to think they can be involved in "wars without casualties" and "wars without risks." Leaders need to explain that when we involve ourselves in violence (supporting Israel against the Palestinians for example) we bring the risk of violence home.
The combination of horrendous education in US and world history in our schools, smug, arrogant leadership, and a blind-to-the-globe citizenry has left us in harm's way.
You want to know who the real "traitors" are - those who most put us in danger? They are everyone who says "I don't care what the rest of the world thinks."
I'm not convinced it was their inability to process their grief and fear. They processed it by verbally kicking your ass. It's the American way.
Point taken.
We're due for some serious blowback from Latin America.
I think the South and Central American situations are more stable than in the mideast. With people like Lula gettin' the job done, the outlet for the political steam is much more productive for them as nations.
Not that they don't have grievances down south, but there's also nothing like Islamic fundamentalism to unify an extranational group like Al Qaeda. The various states can't unify against the US, and the various rebel groups couldn't unify if they wanted to. Note to South American rebel groups: Don't take that as a dare... We're working on it.
it is only going to get worse with the current administration...
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