Free Vulcan asks (in a slightly off-topic post)
"They kind of remind me of Muslim terrorists. They thought bringing down the Twin Towers would bring down America, because they thought we operated strictly in terms of symbols. How'd that work out?"
Think long and hard about what you're sayin' above, my friend.
What happened to the Twin Towers was indeed intended as a symbol; a "clarion call" -- the sounding of the trumpets for the battle to come.
And the battle that attack presaged is underway. Not just here, but everywhere there is freedom. And everywhere there -is- freedom, there's also an opposing force trying to destroy it. Not with enormous weapons, but by slowly and inexorably exploiting our own weaknesses.
Which is why again and again I ask the following question:
Who's winning?
Take a good look around, and answer that question honestly.