Since that day in infamy, 9/11, there seems to be an endless supply of articles, scandals, analysis and some total BS…..you know we have a wealth of opinions and a real pile of condemnations….and those actions of that faithful day made the NSA scandal possible….but that is for another post (check back at a channel near you)……..

But I want to touch on the words that were uttered directly after the attack……words to and from Congress…..now no matter what your opinion of the attacks are we all can agree that those actions were cowardly and devastating at the same time….but the result of those attacks are that we are engaged in a war without end….there is absolutely NO way this perceived war can ever be won……

The attacks started the process and our prez and Congress put the finishing nails in the coffins…..

In the haze of 9/11, lawmakers empowered the US president to fight back—and may have given him more power than they bargained for, writes Gregory Johnsen at BuzzFeed. Congress overwhelmingly approved a 60-word law called the Authorization for the Use of Military Force, which empowered President George W. Bush to retaliate against anyone behind the 9/11 attacks. Interpretation of the law has since expanded to include all military action, including capture and detention, against “associated forces” of the 9/11 attackers. The law “is like a Christmas tree,” said a former Bush administration official. “All sorts of things have been hung off of those 60 words.” Johnsen’s article looks at the AUMF’s tangled history, from its hurried drafting to its 420-1 House vote and its surprising resilience under President Obama—despite his pledge to repeal it. Lawmakers have questioned the AUMF, as Politico reported last year, and now Obama really does plan to kill it off, a top administration official tells the Wall Street Journal. But a dozen years after 9/11, Obama is still ordering drone attacks and secret raids—often against people who were children when the Twin Towers fell. “Let the congressional debate begin,” said Rep. Barbara Lee, the one lawmaker who voted against the AUMF. “If people think it’s worth it, for whatever reason, then let their member of Congress vote for it. That’s the point.” Click for Johnsen’s full article.

Your children and your children’s children will be fighting this so-called “war”……..those words gave the NSA, in essence, the go ahead to do what they have been doing….spying on….well….just about everyone.

Okay, now that I have waxed poetic….I would truly like to hear your views……we all have an opinion……right or wrong…..let yours be heard.