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Alright, maybe not genius, but you must realize that every military engagement has a tactical and a strategic side. Pearl harbor was a strategic failure, as it failed to fully incapacitate the US Navy (the carriers) and thus, was a very stupid thing to do as any history student will tell you. Tactically, it was a undeniable success. A very large and complex aerial attack was carried out with near complete surprise upon the enemy inflicting heavy damage.
but i digress.
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Da_bang80
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The attacks on the WTC could be compared to Pearl Harbour in the fact that almost everyone knows what happend and when. Even if you weren't alive at the time. I'll remember this day for the rest of my life. 60 years down the line. i'll tell my great grandkids about this. and remind them that we don't live in a perfect world. and that there are alot of people out there who would harm you in a second if they had a chance. even if they didn't know you.
-------------------- Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. The courage to change the things I cannot accept. And the wisdom to hide the bodies of all the people I had to kill today because they pissed me off.
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Simply put , this is a flash point in the history of the United States and as so many people have said , this is our generations wake up call, like Pearl Harbor for our grand fathers and Vietnam or the 60 for that matter in the case of our parents.
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