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Ollie, with respect - you're reacting emotionally and missing the point. I understand, I really do. You love your country. The thing is, so do I. so does Ron Paul. But we can't let that blur our vision and blind us to mistakes our leaders may have made. Doing so only guarantees we'll make the same mistakes again.
I think anyone who's raised kids has an intuitive understanding of why it's necessary to keep your emotions out of your judgment. As parents, we're pretty much hardwired to love our kids unconditionally. But the sorry fact is that kids, by default, are little hellions (especially boys). As a parent you have to stow your love for them and call them to task when they get out of hand. If you fail to do that you raise adults who are self-centered jerks and a menace to the rest of society.
I think blind patriotism has led us to create a foreign policy that is in many ways irrational, self-centered - and rightfully considered a menace by much of the world. As the 'loving parents' of our country, it's our job to hold our leaders accountable. We can, and should, question their decisions and look dispassionately at the ways our government failed to protect us.
Please try to avoid hearing 'justification' and 'blame' when people are looking at the reasons why 9/11 happen. It really doesn't matter whose 'fault' it was. The point is to understand that causal relationships and figure out how to prevent the same thing from happening again.
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