Terrorists Repeat Pearl Harbor

The Japanese mistook America for a sleeping giant that would rather roll over and sleep that get engaged in any kind of conflict. They sent their fleet in to attack America at Pearl Harbor without the follow up of an invasion and occupation of those islands. The Japanese fully expected a slow and exhaustive response to a dastardly sneak attack. What they got was severe radiation burns and 60 years of occupation by American troops. Some mistakes come with a big price tag.

When September 11 happened, the terrorists figured that they were safe from retaliation due to their status as having no country of origin. That did not stop the sleeping giant from once again raising its fists and smashing the nearest target; the Taliban. America accomplished in weeks, something that nations for hundreds of years had been incapable of doing. Britain and Russia both attempted to take control of Afghanistan and failed. America took over the nation in record time. Chalk another one up for the Yanks.

So here we are at the cusp of another crisis. American policy since WWII has been to finish the job and insure it stays finished (with the exception of the media driven pull out in Vietnam). We still have troops in Germany, Japan and Korea long after the wars are over. We will probably have troops in the Middle East for many years to come, unless we have a major shift in foreign policy. If that should occur, the terrorists may get bold again and we will experience another attack on our local soil. The sleeping giant will once again arise and hopefully this time have the stomach to finish the job they started.

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Cobb