After 9/11 – a ruthless, tragic, terrible event, burned into our minds and our hearts – the United States had alternatives. We could have, as we had done in so many other cases of terrorism, pursued the criminals through the system of law enforcement. This would have meant a slower process, a process that would have been less emotional and less political, and would have required international police and intelligence cooperation. After 9/11, we had the sympathy of the world, and strong offers and guarantees of their support. It would have taken time – although in retrospect, this approach would have taken far less time, less money and destroyed fewer lives and livelihoods than what we really did.
A more thoughtful, and Constitutional, response to the events of 9/11 was either never considered or was rejected in favor of a helter-skelter, scattergun, kill-em-all and let God sort-em-out approach which has resulted in, so far, 8 years of $1T+ warfare.
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