The 9/11 commission

[substitute]

They've announced that the terrifying suicide attacks on our country, resulting in massive death and destruction, two new wars, a poisonous atmosphere of fear, and abrogations of civil liberties not seen in our lifetimes, were the result of:

A Failure of Imagination.

Yeah! Where the fuck was TIM BURTON when we needed him? We need more IMAGINATIVE bureaucrats and apparatchiks! We need military intelligence officers who DREAM! We need to IMAGINEER this country into EPCOT!!

How much did I pay for this bullshit?

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THE SHOE CLUB RIDE

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I haven't and probably will not, read the report as I figure it's largely worthless and others will surely comment on any interesting parts.

So far our responses have mostly been laughable and Bin Laden is probably taking great joy watching us squirm about in discomfort because our nail clippers were confiscated.

These reports always address things on a grand political scale and rarely have a definitive plan for action.