The 9/11 terror attacks were committed by leaders of the United States government

I might as well take this as a chance to put some of my writings out there. This is not relevent, but I want to see what people say... Conversation with my favorite Conservative Grandma: Yeah Jon, well, what about all the good things, huh? Why are you being so pessimistic? We got Saddam Hussein out! We killed known terrorists like Abu Musab al-Zarqawi! We gave Iraq a new government system called a democracy, in place of their old dictatorship! And….some bad things have happened in the war, but that's what it is Jon! People die in war. No one likes war. You need to balance out the Pros and Cons. U.S.A.!! Me: Well, the things that get to me are the really big cons, Gram. The pros are good; nobody liked Saddam, he was cruel and mean and vile! However, he kept al-Qaeda out of his country because of the religious differences. He hated bin Laden, but since our invasion, al-Qaeda is now holding strong in Iraq. As the BBC reported: Iraq war 'helped al-Qaeda recruit'. More terrorists are being produced everyday who are willing to strap bombs to their bodies and run into a military camp! Even CNN is reporting the apparent rise in al-Qaeda attacks. Grandma: Yeah but… We got Saddam out! Me: Ok. We got Saddam out. That's good, but when are we going to get other bad guys of the world like… Kim Jong Il, Omar al-Bashir, King Abdullah, and so forth. We can't select specific countries to invade, kill innocence, and then just stay watching their country fall apart. Grandma: Fall apart? Our former Secretary of Defense said himself we are looked at as liberators and heroes by the Iraqi people! They want us there!!! Donald Rumsfeld wouldn't lie! Me: Actually the Program on International Policy Attitudes did a new poll and their findings were as follows: – A large majority of Iraqis–71%–say they would like the Iraqi government to ask for US-led forces to be withdrawn from Iraq within a year or less. Given four options, 37 percent take the position that they would like US-led forces withdrawn "within six months," while another 34 percent opt for "gradually withdraw[ing] US-led forces according to a one-year timeline." – Support for attacks against US-led forces has increased sharply to 61 percent (27% strongly, 34% somewhat). This represents a 14-point increase from January 2006, when only 47 percent of Iraqis supported attacks. – More broadly, 79 percent of Iraqis say that the US is having a negative influence on the situation in Iraq, with just 14 percent saying that it is having a positive influence. – Asked "If the US made a commitment to withdraw from Iraq according to a timeline, do you think this would strengthen the Iraqi government, weaken it, or have no effect either way?" 53 percent said that it would strengthen the government, while just 24 percent said it would weaken the government. – Asked what effect it would have "if US-led forces withdraw from Iraq in the next six months," 58 percent overall say that violence would decrease (35% a lot, 23% a little). Oh and by the way Gram, another study by the Center for Public Integrity showed Donald Rumsfeld lied 109 about Iraq before we invaded. Grandma: Well, don't go pulling statistics out! You kids and your Liberal Facts!! Go hate America some where else! You hate the troops and you hate Jesus! Get my diabetes shot! *********************************************************** As my Grandmother quietly fell asleep in front of the television, which was humbly displaying Fox News, I put a blanket on top of her and kissed her forehead. You see, I love my Gram. I don't hate the way people think. I just ask that if more people were willing to think about the facts, would you still hold to your guns, or would you put down the guns and realize that you can start change now. Oh, and I did give my Grandmother her diabetes shot.