That pretty much sums it up right there- the tag-line to the War on Terror we've all been waiting for.
But it boggles my mind, as I watch CNN and witness the parades of euphorically jubilant people celebrating the death of someone they feel dealt them a terrible wrong. It's patriotism gone mad when people decide to celebrate the violent end of any human being on this planet, especially when the cost has been so high in financial and human regards.
Ok, sure. Somewhere along the lines of 3000 people lost their lives on 9/11, and if were taking into account those who started it (providing the numerous conspiracy theories are wrong, and 9/11 was not an inside job), Osama bin Laden is guilty. But if were talking in the sense of who killed more people senselessly, the United States (as well as their affiliate allies, which includes multinational UN 'peace-keepers,' and yours truly, Canada) takes the gold.
The civilian deaths in Iraq, as a result of the American military, is somewhere around 151,000. 151,000! That's insane! If you subtract the amount of people killed on 9/11 from the above death-toll, it brings it down to only 149,000. That's barely a dent in that figure, and it says something quite provocative about the situation in the Middle East, and leaves you wondering... who are the real terrorists? Honestly?
In the period between 2001 and 2003 alone, over 23,000 civilians died as a result of Allied military actions in Afghanistan during 'Operation: Enduring Freedom.'
The world is a very, very silly place. Seriously... it's absolutely insane. The strange part is, that's part of what makes it so incredible.
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