September 11, 2012
More Pointed Reflections on the 11th Than I Would Have Liked
Ponder that..
We are still at war.
Kow-Towing to our assailants is unlikely to persuade them to leave us alone.
Den Beste has thoughts.
UPDATE 2: At our embassy in Libya, 4 personnel including Ambassador Stevens were murdered. Stevens is only the 6th US Ambassador to have been murdered on duty.
With the death of our Ambassador the President has issued a much more appropriate response.
More here, here, here, here, and here.
This is still in a state of flux, but for what it's worth, as I type this Libya has issued a strong apology and condemnation of the attack on their soil and Egypt has said nothing.
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The US Embassy in Cairo was stormed today and the black flag of Al-Quaeda was raised in the place of Old Glory. Our consulate in Benghazi has been stormed and burned with one of our personnel murdered.
That these savages did this on THIS DAY is no accident.
Ponder that..
We are still at war.
Kow-Towing to our assailants is unlikely to persuade them to leave us alone.
UPDATE:
UPDATE 2: At our embassy in Libya, 4 personnel including Ambassador Stevens were murdered. Stevens is only the 6th US Ambassador to have been murdered on duty.
With the death of our Ambassador the President has issued a much more appropriate response.
"I strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in Benghazi, which took the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens,†Obama said. "Right now, the American people have the families of those we lost in our thoughts and prayers. They exemplified America's commitment to freedom, justice, and partnership with nations and people around the globe, and stand in stark contrast to those who callously took their lives.â€
More here, here, here, here, and here.
This is still in a state of flux, but for what it's worth, as I type this Libya has issued a strong apology and condemnation of the attack on their soil and Egypt has said nothing.
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