Did We Know?

Near the end of summer on a quiet morning Terrorists attacked without warning We watched in horror as the twin towers fell What once was Mecca, now was Hell How could it happen? In anger we cried We watched as they listed the people who died We clung to our loved ones as the fire raged on The peace and security we once had was gone When Japan attacked, we were lied to back then Could it be we were lied to again? The first time a foreign enemy attacked on our soil Could it be we're in Iraq just for the oil? The enemy attacked from out of the sky The United States taught them how to fly Was the response from our president only a show? Did we allow it to happen? Did we already know? They love us in Iraq. We're headed in the right direction I guess they're shooting at us to show their affection We are told insignificant is the loss of life Can you tell that to a mother, a child, a wife? A war on terror is an honorable war, a matter of global defense A war for oil is an unjust war, it just doesn't make any sense To justify the war, did we let people die? Did we turn and look away? Did we already know and do nothing again as we approach judgement day?