Over the years my sentiment on 9/11 has changed many times. Anger, resolve, regret, and confusion were just some of the multitude of feelings.

Similarly, the rallying call of "Never Forget" has morphed from a unifying cry for a shocked and angry nation into a statement that is overused and almost thoughtlessly stated.

I want to change that outlook this year. Never Forget should be more than just the ~3,000 souls who tragically died in a heinous terrorist attack

(cont.)

Never Forget should be an acknowledgement of the butterfly effect this singular event had on hundreds of millions of people on this planet.

Never Forget should include the millions of Iraqis, Afghanis, and countless other souls in countries ravaged by the he war on terror.

Never Forget should include the tens of thousands of soldiers, US and allied, who have been killed or seriously injured over the span of multiple decades.

Never Forget should include the shared trauma from both (cont.)

@Hobyrim #politics

I'd add we should never forget how it was used by then President Bush to start a false war in Iraq, when it could have been an international moment of unity an even, potentially, healing. We had the sympathy of the world and we squandered it so he could deal with his ****ing daddy issues.