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September 11, 2001 --
The Impossible Happened.
The United States of America
was attacked on the mainland.
For the first time since the War
of 1812, American soil was left
smoldering -- Hate daring us to
crumble in fear.
*
Some say the airliner downed in
Pennsylvania was targeted for the
White House. The terrorists could
not have known that the
Presidential Mansion is white
because it was painted after
being set afire in that earlier
attempt nearly 200 years ago,
when America was small and weak.
*
During the War of 1812, the most
powerful navy in the world tried
to enter the harbor at Baltimore.
During the night, they battered
Ft. McHenry mercilessly. But with
the dawn's early light, that star
spangled banner yet waved.
*
This is a vast and blessed land.
During our 225 years peoples of
every ethnic group and race have
struggled to find freedom and
destroy tyrrany. Freedom is not
a gift -- and no one will easily
take it away.
*
This is the country that has been
present whenever the world was in
need. This is the country that
extended help in rebuilding the
nations the Allies defeated. This
is the country that reaches out to
the out-stretched hands of the
poor of the world.
*
During times of peace, we are
prone to quibble about small
things. We were divided
politically a year before the
terrorist strike. Our debates
over peace and might, God and
rights, morals and freedom,
can be divisive.
*
But woe to ignorant evil who
confuses free discourse for
weakness. For in a minute, we
can unite under a common cause.
And when we are assured that
our path is right, we cannot be
stopped.
*
There is nothing romantic about
war. We do not enter into
conflict lightly. As in the past
we will muster the force needed
to root out and destroy this
evil.
*
For 5000 people gave their
lives, willy-nilly, as a down
payment on Freedom from terror.
Theirs is the first offering --
and shall not be in vain.
Liberty has been challenged.
This IS a "holy war."