Originally Posted by halls120

The approaching 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks has only increased my disgust for the way the government continues to manipulate that tragic event for its own selfish objectives, and how the country at large still hasn't woken up to the reality that they are being subjected to absurd, unnecessary, and in some cases, unconstitutional measures that are, at some point, going to prove to be ultimately futile.

There will be another successful terrorist attack against the United States on our soil. All the money (we don't have) in the world, all the misguided efforts notwithstanding, a dedicated terrorist will succeed at some point in the future. 100% security is simply not attainable, and unlike the rest of the developed world, we haven't stopped our quest for that magic silver bullet that doesn't exist. In the meantime, we're spending money on a wide range of wasteful things, ranging from ineffective airport screening devices to apparently unending conflicts overseas, as if it is creating a cocoon of protection.

Unbelieveably sad