> > > by Harry Browne
> > > September 12, 2001
> > >
> > > The terrorist attacks against America comprise a
> > horrible tragedy. But
> > > they shouldn't be a surprise.
> > >
> > > It is well known that in war, the first casualty
> > is truth - that during
> > > any war truth is forsaken for propaganda. But
> > sanity was a prior
> > > casualty: it was the loss of sanity that led to
> > war in the first place.
> > >
> > > Our foreign policy has been insane for decades.
> It
> > was only a matter of
> > > time until Americans would have to suffer
> > personally for it. It is a
> > > terrible tragedy of life that the innocent so
> > often have to suffer for
> > > the sins of the guilty.
> > >
> > > When will we learn that we can't allow our
> > politicians to bully the
> > > world without someone bullying back eventually?
> > >
> > > President Bush has authorized continued bombing
> of
> > innocent people in
> > > Iraq. President Clinton bombed innocent people
> in
> > Sudan, Afghanistan,
> > > Iraq, and Serbia. President Bush Senior invaded
> > Iraq and Panama.
> > > President Reagan bombed innocent people in Libya
> > and invaded Grenada.
> > > And on and on it goes.
> > >
> > > Did we think the people who lost their families
> > and friends and property
> > > in all that destruction would love America for
> > what happened?
> > >
> > > When will we learn that violence always begets
> > violence?
> > >
> > > Teaching Lessons
> > > Supposedly, Reagan bombed Libya to teach Muammar
> > al-Qaddafi a lesson
> > > about terrorism. But shortly thereafter a PanAm
> > plane was destroyed over
> > > Scotland, and our government tried to convince
> the
> > world it was Libyans
> > > who did it.
> > >
> > > When will we learn that "teaching someone a
> > lesson" never teaches
> > > anything but resentment - that it only inspires
> > the recipient to greater
> > > acts of defiance.
> > >
> > > How many times on Tuesday did we hear someone
> > describe the terrorist
> > > attacks as "cowardly acts"? But as misguided and
> > despicable as they
> > > were, they were anything but cowardly. The
> people
> > who committed them
> > > knowingly gave their lives for whatever stupid
> > beliefs they held.
> > >
> > > But what about the American presidents who order
> > bombings of innocent
> > > people - while the presidents remain completely
> > insulated from any
> > > danger? What would you call their acts?
> > >
> > > When will we learn that forsaking truth and
> reason
> > in the heat of battle
> > > almost always assures that we will lose the
> > battle?
> > >
> > > Losing our Last Freedoms. And now, as sure as
> > night follows day, we will
> > > be told we must give up more of our freedoms to
> > avenge what never should
> > > have happened in the first place.
> > >
> > > When will we learn that it makes no sense to
> give
> > up our freedoms in the
> > > name of freedom?
> > >
> > > What to Do
> > > What should be done?
> > >
> > > First of all, stop the hysteria. Stand back and
> > ask how this could have
> > > happened. Ask how a prosperous country isolated
> by
> > two oceans could have
> > > so embroiled itself in other people's business
> > that someone would want
> > > to do us harm. Even sitting in the middle of
> > Europe, Switzerland isn't
> > > beset by terrorist attacks, because the Swiss
> mind
> > their own business.
> > >
> > > Second, resolve that we won't let our leaders
> use
> > this occasion to
> > > commit their own terrorist acts upon more
> innocent
> > people, foreign and
> > > domestic, that will inspire more terrorist
> attacks
> > in the future.
> > >
> > > Third, find a way, with enforceable
> constitutional
> > limits, to prevent
> > > our leaders from ever again provoking this kind
> of
> > anger against
> > > America.
> > >
> > > Patriotism?
> > > There are those who will say this article is
> > unpatriotic and un-American
> > > - that this is not a time to question our
> country
> > or our leaders.
> > >
> > > When will we learn that without freedom and
> > sanity, there is no reason
> > > to be patriotic?
> > >
> > > Harry Browne was the 2000 Libertarian Party
> > candidate for President. You
> > > can read more of his articles at
> > www.HarryBrowne.org
> > >
> > > > , his books are
> > available at
> > > www.HBBooks.com
> > > .
> > >
> > >
>
>
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