In 2002, Will Pitt wrote a book that completely exposed the run up to the Iraq war.....

[OldDem2012]

30. You bet it was. Of particular importance was the following passage on page 51 of the PDF doc....

....I linked:

"Further, the process of transformation,
even if it brings revolutionary change, is
likely to be a long one, absent some
catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a
new Pearl Harbor."

....and, on page 67....

"Absent a rigorous program of
experimentation to investigate the nature of
the revolution in military affairs as it applies
to war at sea, the Navy might face a future
Pearl Harbor – as unprepared for war in the
post-carrier era as it was unprepared for war
at the dawn of the carrier age."

9/11 was our "new Pearl Harbor". But, I can't get into the details of the run-up to 9/11, or the events of that morning, because I'll find this post "disappeared" as an attempt to discuss a "conspiracy theory". We can't have that, now can we?

People joining DU since 9/11 may not be aware of this important document and how it has been followed almost to the letter for the last 13 years.