But others have not been so afflicted.

“There is no and can be no Pax Americana. We cannot rule the world with force of arms, only by moral suasion. We cannot pick the rulers of other people. Regime change is a fantasy, not a policy. We can help liberate and stabilize only when we are wanted. When and where we are not, we can only repress.”
-Steve Gillard

…We can’t afford to be innocent
Stand up and face the enemy
It’s a do or die situation
We will be invincible…
- Pat Benatar

Because I will never be as innocent as I was before that day. Because the world changed forever. Because I still hope for a better future, but I fear we are heading for a darker one. Because I had tears in my eyes as I drove to work this morning. Because I want my loved ones to be safe. Because I would rather be the one who is sacrificed rather than the one who is left behind. Because it’s been a year and still…. nothing makes any sense. Because I fear my government almost as much as I fear the killers who slammed into Washington, a PA field, and NYC.

Well, maybe I do have words after all. Just rambling and incoherent ones.