Today marks the 7th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on US soil. The names of 2,974 people were read from the victims list, and relatives of the dead observed a moment of silence. During this hotly contested presidential campaign year, America took a few quiet minutes to remember the past, and pray for a better future.
Someday another memorial will be built, perhaps in Washington DC, to commemorate the American lives that were lost in the Iraq war. During the dedication of that memorial, over 4,000 names will be read. But the brave American men and women who lost their lives in Iraq were not the victims of religious zealots with a grudge against the United States; instead, they sacrificed their lives fighting an unnecessary war.
In the five years since the Bush White House sent the first troops and planes to fight in Iraq, a mountain of evidence has been presented to congress and to the American people. Read the rest of this entry »