living like the Irish on potatoes and water..." from the memoirs of John
Adams.
I've been watching a documentary on the lead up to, execution of, and
moments following the attack on Pearl Harbor, and I am reminded of a time
not quite seven years ago when America was caught dozing on a sunny morning.
In the first few minutes of the attack on Pearl Harbor, our military men
thought that whatever was happening must be a drill. They stood and watched
open-mouthed because they couldn't believe that anyone would attack us. This
after more than a year of open agression by the Japanese military against
China, Manchuria, and the Soviet Union. Even after an attack on a US naval
vessell getting Americans out of China, as well as the rape of Nanking. Now
we're facing threats from enemies who have already targetted and killed
Americans, murdered 3,000 people in a single cowardly act, and we still
stick our heads in the sand and convince ourselves that it can't happen to
us. And worse yet, our so-called leaders, so-called representatives, the
people who think that everything we own comes through them first... these
people have stopped doing the work of serving the country and its citizens
and legal residents and now only do the work of their corporate and
political masters. Worse, they're cashing in on the war in Iraq, most
recently with the DNC using footage of American soldiers (who everyone says
they support) being blown up.
More next time
