9-11 Commission

Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican is irrelevant. Whether you are a liberal or hard-line conservative is irrelevant. The 9-11 commission - 5 Republican's and 5 Democrat's - along with thousands of researchers published their findings in 2004.

Democrats applauded the report. Republican's cringed at times. In any case, they all signed off on it.

The following is the 7th and 8th paragraphs in the PREFACE of the report. Like it or not, I've been saying this in this blog for nearly a year. Here it is in writing. You got a problem with it, take it up with them, not me. Both parties signed off; both parties agreed the report should stand as it is.


Our aim has not been to assign individual blame. Our aim has been to
provide the fullest possible account of the events surrounding 9/11 and to
identify lessons learned.

We learned about an enemy who is sophisticated, patient, disciplined,
and lethal. The enemy rallies broad support in the Arab and Muslim world
by demanding redress of political grievances, but its hostility toward us and
our values is limitless. Its purpose is to rid the world of religious and polit­ical pluralism, the plebiscite, and equal rights for women. It makes no dis­tinction between military and civilian targets.

Collateral damage is not in its lexicon.

Any questions?