The thought that Us forces would not partcipate gave the opposition the idea they could do businesss as usual made them overconfident.

I posted this the shortly after 9-11.

It is no longer a criminal matter, it is truly war. And they are about to learn why as Yamamoto watched the planes land after Pearl Harbor commented, "I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant." He was right. And once more it has been awakened.

The world at large seem to forget what a US soldier is capable of. And what this country is willing to do when our fundamental belief in freedom and justice is threatened.
Sadly, we are forced to remind those who would strip us of both the consequences of attacing us regularly.