September 11, 5th Anniversary

Our nation’s resilience and fortitude has helped us overcome the loss of hundreds of innocent lives. But our lives will never be the same again. We are fighting a battle with religious fanatics fed by poverty on one side and free will and democratic ideals on the other. The long term solution is freedom, education and economic development in the Middle East but oil muddies the water and blurs the lines.


The United States is the only country that can take a stand on principles. Our European friends are not willing to stand up and China despite its power is still searching for its soul. At some point, sooner that we expect, our idealism will have to face economic reality. How we face up to that reality will define the role of this nation in this century.