Ted,
re: The way I see it.......we need to defend ourselves against the violent acts of terrorism as much as possible.
There are probably 10000 things that are more likely to kill you than terrorism. 9/11 has created a terrorphobia in this country; remember, just two events in our lifetimes, both by the same guy, who now lives in a cave.
We've reshuffled our goverment because of 9/11, we've given up privacy rights because of 9/11, we've changed our foreign policy because of 9/11, we've gone to war twice because of 9/11, we've gone to deficit spending because of 9/11 (just when the boomers are about to retire), and we've generally become obsessed with trying to secure every conceivable, remotely possible scenario where a terrorist could get to us, because of 9/11. This is not a rational response to the least of all likely threats to your life.
The war on terror is a political convenience to advance an agenda. Your wife or your neighbor or a ladder is 10,000 times more likely to kill you than OBL. Terrorism is only successful if folks are terrorized; OBL, with help from our current administration, have managed to make 9/11 the most successful terrorist act ever.
John |
