September 11 in recent history

Contributed by: filbert Tuesday, September 11 2012 @ 03:44 PM CST

2001: Islamist extremists slaughter nearly 3,000 Americans.

2012: Islamist extremists attack the American embassy in Egypt[*1] and the American consulate in Libya[*2] .

Ah, the “Arab Spring.” It’s a good thing–right?

[*1] http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/09/11/cairo-us-embassy-protesters-prophet-mohammad/70000126/1#.UE-xcxg1H7d
[*2] http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/09/11/benghazi-libya-us-consulate-attacked/70000142/1#.UE-xwxg1H7c