[...] Nevertheless, I really, really, really wish Richard Cohen was right this time. Just once. If he were, then we would know the root cause of the murderous acts committed on September 11, 2002; and knowing the root cause it could be addressed without hesitation. Of course, there are many of us who think we already have a pretty good idea about root causes and are ready to apply a large dose of undiluted geopolitical Roundup to the noxious human weeds choking the life out of so many innocent lives. Alas, Richard misses the point, yet again, and spends his time ginning up pet theories twisted in a way to lay as much of the blame as possible on President George W. Bush while deflecting as much blame as possible from Bill Clinton and Al Gore. This is a difficult task and Richard’s quite estimable talents are inadequate to pull it off. We know what happened. We know when it happened. We know who did it. Unfortunately, Richard still doesn’t understand Why It Happened:

NEW YORK – "What should I write about 9/11?"…

That a group of murderous thugs, motivated by a perverse reading of Islam, sponsored and abetted by despotic regimes or terrorist organizations in the dodecahedron of evil (Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, North Korea, China, the Palestinian Authority, and the IRA), apologized for by pomo bastards everywhere, defended by our former “friends” and “allies” who see a net gain for themselves in anything that brings the US down, committed an act of war against the United States of America. In the words of President George W. Bush, “We must make no distinction between the terrorists and the states that support them. It is not enough to root out the terrorists who committed this horrific act of war. We must dismantle the entire terrorist network.” And the clock is ticking…[...]