On 9/11 after reflective ceremonies throughout the country honoring all the victims of one of the most dreadful days in American history continue to question our intelligence failure in the preceding months. Family members who lost loved ones at the Twin Towers and in a Pennsylvania, field feel they have not been given an honest response to the tragedy. The government has much to elaborate on mainly why the terrorists weren’t stopped beforehand when there was intelligence regarding their flight training and unusual chatter of something about to happen. Then there is the one bit of fact about Saudi families and Osama Bin Laden family members being lifted out of the country soon after the terrorists attacks. Initially, the story had feet then suddenly it was squashed! Keep in mind the Bush Administration and VP Cheney had a deeper relationship with the Saudis than has been publicly disclosed.
Time has passed but the memory and hurt continue for many of the family members and those who have died after that from complications of the smoke and debris that was created at the Twin Towers. Just a couple of days ago we honored the fallen on 9/11 and President Biden was not there for the somber ceremonies. Nikki Haley and former VP Pence commented on his absence to honor 9/11 victims. If I recall correctly neither was President Bush until a few days after and it must have been weeks before VP Cheney paid a visit to the Twin Towers. Former VP Pence was in Congress then and I do not believe he was there anytime after 9/11 either! It is upsetting what these presidential candidates will do to place themselves in the headlines when they know there is no reason for their comments, or they are lying to the American people. President Biden was in Asia conducting diplomacy when North Korea and Russia were negotiating arms and nuclear know-how transfer between the two countries. At immediate risk are South Korea and Japan including other Asian Pacific Rim countries. Putin needs bombs, drones, and munitions to use against Ukraine which has been steadfast in their resolve to keep their independence and regain the territory it lost to Russia. North Korea’s dictator, Kim Jong Un is pursuing further assistance to complete his nuclear weapons program. He continues to be a threat to friendly U.S. nations and an aggressor in the area. Putin’s deal for more weaponry would certainly threaten world stability.
As UN Ambassador Nikki Haley accomplished next to nothing. She was a mouthpiece for Trump who was attempting to withdraw from NATO, stop the agreement on nuclear development with Iran, and cede to Putin’s propaganda machine in the U.S. While Nikki Haley was criticizing North Korea at the UN, her boss, President Trump was embracing Kim Jong Un by acknowledging lil Kim’s “Love Letters” his words not mind! What mix of messaging and failure of diplomacy. The Trump Administration did not accomplish anything other than create disappointment and distrust amongst our NATO Allies and frankly around the world. Rather than seeing us as ‘strong’ we looked weak and unsophisticated. Lost years of what previous U.S. presidents had worked so hard to establish worldwide to the point that even our enemies were hesitant to provoke aggression on U.S. interests. Not so much now due to the isolationist policies of the Trump Administration and his admiration for dictators and strongmen like Putin and Kim Jong Un whom he both referred to as friends.