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I tried several times to write something to sum up how I felt five years ago, but I cannot find the words. Gene’s touching and thought-provoking Five Years After 9/11 is better than anything I could write.

What’s more, exercising our rights to free speech and a free press are now considered aiding and abetting the terrorists who hit us on 9/11 and would like to again. Pointing out the disastrous handling of the Iraq war and the lies that led up to it is encouraging the terrorists. Demanding that we come up with a plan to resolve the situation in Iraq, or that we not rush headlong into a war with Iran, is “appeasement”, the crime committed by Chamberlain when he met with Hitler in Munich.

The fact that so many Americans think we should meekly surrender so many of our rights in the name of “security” is a absolute disgrace, and when this chapter in our nation’s history is written we will have much to be ashamed of. The fact that the Bush Administration chose again and again to ignore the Constitution and go with with the lazy, easy, and venal path is to be expected, given their track record. But the fact that so many Americans think that the best way to be “safe” is to hand over power to the government and hope they’ll take care of us is profoundly disturbing.

Be sure to read the whole thing. I still have goosebumps.