"September 11 an 'America-changing' event but not a 'world-changing' event. The rest of the world sees American arrogance as at least responsible for the atrocities." (Financial Times today) -> Will this ever resonate in the US? The WTC bombing was indeed an America-changing event, but not as the world anticipated: the US rejected all blame and self-criticism, and saw the event as "a justification - whether merited or not is arguable - for a much more assertive American foreign policy doctrine, one that included the explicit idea of military action to pre-empt attack." So, since 9/11 didn't make the US learn from their mistakes, what will humble them? Another Vietnam? Sad ..