(Like Bounty) We Can Absorb It

Next Tuesday, Bob Woodward's book, Obama's Wars, hits the shelves. Excerpts of the book have been released and are starting to resonate. The following quote is gaining a lot of attention:

"We can absorb a terrorist attack. We'll do everything we can to prevent it, but even a 9/11, even the biggest attack ever . . . we absorbed it and we are stronger."

I have a really big problem with this statement. By using the word absorb, not only does he equate the response to an attack that killed 3,000 Americans to the end result of Bounty paper towels, but he minimizes the loss of life on that day and the loss to the families. As long as they live, the families of those who were killed on September 11 have to deal everyday with the fact that terrorists killed their relatives for nothing more than going to work and going about their regular day. EVERY AMERICAN who saw those towers fall on 9-11 was affected and even if they did not directly know anyone who perished on that day, our piece of mind that we're safe because we're in America died on that day. We are living different lives as a result and that cannot be absorbed! Furthermore, in reading the above quote, it is a bit of an oxymoron as we're not doing everything we can to prevent it, considering Obama is not following the generals' advice on Afghanistan, his change in rules of engagement in Afghanistan, Obama was against a preemptive attack on Iraq and is mishandling the situation in Iran.

By making that statement, Obama shows Americans he is disaffected, out of touch, and not willing to connect to the American people. It is hurtful and every American president from that day on must show compassion to those who were killed by terrorist action. It can never happen again and a leader must realize his words because using the wrong words like this president did could make it terrorism seem allowable and increase the chances of it occurring again.