“Don’t you remember 9/11?” asked the caller to WTMA.

I replied, “I certainly do remember 9/11, sir, which is why I want to bring the troops home from Iraq immediately. I want to prevent it from happening again”

“Well, Jack,” the caller continued, “either we fight them over there or we fight them on Calhoun Street.”

Despite our disagreement, the caller was nothing but a gentleman and a sincere patriot. But it still amazes me that our leaders have been able to con enough Americans into believing such fiction.

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