6th Anniversary of 9/11: Sad, Proud, Angry

On this, the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack in the United States, I am sad, proud, and angry.

Sad for the victims and their families, whose lives were changed forever on that day.

Proud of the brave first responders, and the many young men and women who entered military service in response to 9/11 with such a fervent desire to serve and protect our nation.

Angry that the efforts of our military were diverted unnecessarily from Afghanistan to Iraq, and that our country is now involved in a debate over how much more money and how many more American lives to sacrifice in that futile quagmire, while the evil men who perpetrated 9/11 have regrouped in the territory of a supposed ally and are determined to attack again. This is intolerable.