George W. Bush 's "lessons of September 11."

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"The only way we can fail is if we forget the lessons of September 11."

- George W. Bush, June 28, 2005

So some of us got to wondering what George W. Bush thought the lessons of September 11 were.

Maybe one of the lessons of 9/11 is that if a memo is stuck in front of you for your signature that says "Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside US," your first priorities should be golfing and brush-clearing.

But I guess maybe the real lessons of 9/11 are that if you're attacked, you should let the main perpetrators get away, start a couple of incredibly destructive wars, one war in a country completely unrelated to the attacks and one war in a country marginally related to the attacks (pal up closer with the country that spawned most of the perpetrators), kill over 100,000 civilians and a couple thousand US troops, decimate the US military, destroy US strategic readiness, "lose" tens of billions in fraud to sleazy US corporations with which your administration is tightly affiliated, falsely declare victory every now and again, destroy civil rights at home, disregard human rights and decency everywhere, institutionalize torture, falsely incarerate thousands, enhance recruiting power of your enemies while destroying your own ability to recruit forces, and destroy your country's image to such an extent that even China is more highly esteemed than is the US. What lessons of 9/11 am I forgetting? I would hate to forget any of the important lessons of 9/11.

Because George W. Bush said that forgetting the lessons of September 11 is the only way we can fail. And nobody likes failure.

[jackelope72]

1. Shut up and drink the Kool-Aid.

Nobody wants to hear a reasoned analysis of the facts of the situation. That's the way of madness. Don't try it, or you're gonna find your little commie-loving, tree-hugging, hippie ass in Gitmo. You get me?

[PunkPop]

2. Learning lessons is hard work you know

The one lesson you forgot was RUN! If your country is under attack, first, stay absolutely still and collect your thoughts. Then, once you've collected your thoughts, RUN! Run like the wind. Get in your plane and just go someplace far away. Uncle dickie is in Washington. He can take care of things.

[KG]

3. the lessons of September 11 is that of a massive failure.

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4. GWB has really learned that lesson well, then.

My confidence in him is growing already.

Thank you.