President Bush addressed the nation that evening, calmly and resolutely:
It was a very fine speech except for one thing. That sentence about "they attacked us because America is a beacon of freedom and opportunity" is no explanation at all - it's mythology.
But I will say that he did an excellent job as Comforter-in-Chief in the dark days that followed. That was before he got completely off track and perverted our military response in the wrong direction.
And I will add that what goes around, comes around. No leader, no nation is so high and mighty that it cannot be brought low. Especially one that fights with its friends and cozies up to its enemies.
As the Good Book says, Pride goeth before a fall.
I'll stop right there.
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